Eight rescued Benue kidnap victims confirmed as UTME candidates

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 Eight of the victims rescued from last Wednesday’s Benue
Links bus abduction have been identified as candidates of the Joint Admissions
and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

 

The victims were among passengers on an 18-seater bus
kidnapped on April 15, 2026, while traveling to Otukpo to sit for their
examinations.

They regained their freedom early Sunday after spending
about three days in captivity.

The rescued individuals, among them three girls, were
brought to the Benue State Government House in Makurdi by the State
Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ifeanyi Emenari, accompanied by their parents and
guardians, for official reception by Governor Hyacinth Alia.

The victims appeared visibly exhausted following their
ordeal. Meanwhile, documentation processes are ongoing ahead of their formal
reception by the governor.

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