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Police Confirm Abduction of 14 JAMB UTME Candidates in Benue
Police said 14 passengers were abducted and a rescue operation is underway after the bus was attacked by suspected bandits.
- On Wednesday night, gunmen abducted 14 passengers from a Benue Links bus traveling to Otukpo, The Benue State Police Command confirmed; the victims included candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
- Benue Links management is investigating the driver for allegedly violating the company's directive against night travel, with Police Commissioner Ifeanyi Emenari stating the driver picked up passengers after official hours.
- Intercepted between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Wednesday, the bus carried about 18 passengers; two people, including the driver, managed to escape the attack, while most occupants were taken into the bush.
- Commissioner Emenari is personally leading a rescue operation alongside his team and divisional police officers in the forest, while Otukpo Local Government Area Chairman Maxwell Ogiri noted that additional security operatives have been deployed.
- This incident adds to a growing list of recent security challenges across Benue State, including attacks in Apa and Gwer East, as repeated violence along major routes continues to raise safety concerns for commuters and students.
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The abduction of innocent candidates sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Benue State has triggered widespread outrage across the country, with former presidential candidate Peter Obi condemning the incident as a clear sign of leadership failure and worsening insecurity. Reacting to the development, Obi described the attack as “heartbreaking” and a “damning indictment” of Nigeria’s security architecture, noting th…
Gunmen in Nigeria attack passenger bus and abduct students
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a passenger bus in Nigeria ‘s Benue state, abducting some students on their way to university examinations, officials said. The students and other passengers were abducted on Thursday along the Otukpo-Makurdi highway, Benue Governor Hyacinth Alia said in a statement. The governor did not specify how many were taken, but local media said 14 passengers were on board.
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