Benue: Gov Alia condemns kidnap of 14 UTME candidates, orders rescue operation

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has voiced beardown choler and interest implicit the kidnapping of passengers, including candidates of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), successful Otukpo.

In a connection released by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, the politician denounced the incident, calling it a heinous enactment perpetrated by transgression elements.

He noted that attacking guiltless citizens—especially students heading to constitute examinations—violates basal quality values and disrupts nationalist order.

Governor Alia reassured residents, peculiarly families of the victims, that information operatives person already been deployed and are intensifying efforts to way down those responsible.

“Tactical teams person been afloat mobilised, and coordinated, search-and-rescue operations are besides ongoing to guarantee the harmless instrumentality of each abducted persons”, helium assured.

The politician reiterated his earlier directive for information forces to basal retired terrorists and transgression groups hiding successful forests crossed the state.

He added that helium remains successful adjacent interaction with information commanders and has instructed them to permission nary chromatic unturned successful rescuing...