Nigeria, April 16 -- Gunmen have abducted at least 14 passengers, including candidates of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organised by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), along the Makurdi-Otukpo road in Benue State.

The victims were reportedly travelling in a Benue Links bus from Makurdi to Otukpo when the vehicle was attacked on Wednesday night.

A source who spoke with The PUNCH but requested anonymity for security reasons said the bus, conveying about 18 passengers, including the JAMB candidates, was intercepted around 8 p.m. near Otukpo. Most of the occupants were taken into the bush.

According to the source, the passengers were largely young people travelling to sit for the UTME schedu...