August 28
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The students are said to be in their final year at the university.
Abuja-Kaduna road is notorious for being a flash-point of kidnappings. In April, Mahmood Abubakar, chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), and his daughter were kidnapped on the road.
The latest incident is coming a few weeks after 510 police officers were deployed in the area.
TheCable could not reach Frank Mba, police spokesman, for comment.
A video recording by a commuter shows the scene of the incident.