JAMB NEWS2 min read2026-05-24

JAMB Clarifies Kidnapped Benue Travellers Were Not UTME Candidates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has clarified that the travellers kidnapped in Benue State were not candidates of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In the same announcement, the board relea...

Azeez

Azeez

24 May 2026

JAMB Clarifies Kidnapped Benue Travellers Were Not UTME Candidates
Key takeaways
  • The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has clarified that the travellers kidnapped in Benue State were not candidates of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
  • In the same announcement, the board released the first batch of 2026 UTME results, with over 630,000 scores now available for checking.
  • Victims Were Police Recruitment Applicants, Not UTME Candidates Contrary to earlier speculation, JAMB confirmed that the kidnapped Benue travellers were applicants for police recruitment, not UTME candidates.

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