At least 14 candidates of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB have reportedly been abducted by unidentified gunmen in Benue State.
The incident occurred during on a commercial bus travelling from Makurdi to Otukpo.
Reports indicate that the victims, mostly young adults, were on their way to Otukpo where they were scheduled to sit for their examinations on Thursday.
Chairman of Otukpo Local Government Area, Maxwell Ogiri, confirmed the development to journalists in Makurdi, stating that the candidates were heading to the town for their exams 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,” Ogiri said.
