Gov Alia urges JAMB to reschedule exams for abducted UTME candidates

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has urged the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to reschedule exams for 8 candidates of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) who were abducted successful the state.

The victims were portion of a radical of passengers kidnapped past Wednesday on the Makurdi–Otukpo highway. They were aboriginal freed during a information cognition carried retired successful a wood located successful Okere ward, Ohimini Local Government Area.

Addressing journalists astatine the Government House successful Makurdi connected Sunday, Alia disclosed that 15 individuals were initially taken by the attackers.

He explained that 2 victims managed to flight earlier, portion the remaining 13 were yet rescued by troops of the Nigerian Army with assistance from section residents.

“Many of the students were travelling to Otukpo. Seven were regular passengers, and 15 were kidnapped that fateful day. One of the victims escaped, and different 1 escaped the pursuing day,” the politician said.

“Today, each the remaining 13 kidnap victims were rescued by the information agents with the practice of the communities.

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