Unidentified gunmen have reportedly abducted at least 14 candidates of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Benue State.
The incident occurred along the Makurdi–Otukpo road when a commercial bus conveying the candidates was attacked. The victims, mostly young adults, were said to be travelling to Otukpo to sit for their examinations scheduled for Thursday.
The Chairman of Otukpo Local Government Area, Maxwell Ogiri, confirmed the incident, stating that the students were en route for the exam when the attackers struck.
“The victims are young people coming to Otukpo to write JAMB. Security agents have been deployed and efforts are ongoing to rescue them,” he said.
Security operatives have since been mobilised to the area as search-and-rescue operations continue.
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