JAMB says kidnapped Benue travellers not UTME candidates

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Initial accounts had indicated that many of the passengers were young people heading to Otukpo for their UTME scheduled for the following day. The post JAMB says kidnapped Benue travellers not UTME candidates appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

Sources

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/872826-jamb-says-kidnapped-benue-travellers-not-utme-candidates.html (Premium Times)

Duplicate Detection

• Same type (kidnapping) reported on 2026-04-18: "Benue Attack: Police arrest 7 suspects, rescue victims"
• Same type (kidnapping) reported on 2026-04-18: "JAMB debunks claim kidnapped Benue travellers were UTME candidates"
• Same type (kidnapping) reported on 2026-04-18: "Benue: Police arrest seven over Otukpo abduction, rescue some victims"
• Same type (kidnapping) reported on 2026-04-18: "Police arrest seven over Benue UTME candidates abduction"
• Same type (kidnapping) reported on 2026-04-18: "Benue attack: ‘How abductors captured us’"

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