Police confirm abduction of 14 JAMB UTME candidates in Benue

The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of respective passengers, including candidates of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, pursuing an onslaught by suspected gunmen successful Otukpo.

The incidental progressive a commercialized autobus belonging to Benue Links, which was reportedly ambushed on the Benue Burnt Bricks axis of Otukpo Local Government Area betwixt 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. connected Wednesday, April 15.

According to sources, the assailants waylaid the autobus and robbed the occupants of their belongings earlier whisking them distant into the bush.

An eyewitness, who spoke to journalists connected the information of anonymity, said the vehicle, carrying astir 18 passengers, encountered the attackers astir 8:00 p.m.

“The passengers were chiefly young persons heading to Otukpo to beryllium for the JAMB introspection scheduled for Thursday.

“Two people, the operator and 1 passenger, managed to escape. Incidentally, the passengers were chiefly young men and women who travelled to beryllium for the JAMB introspection scheduled for contiguous (Thursday),” helium said.

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