15 Students Goes Missing on Their Way to Write Rescheduled JAMB Exam in Imo State

A deeply troubling situation has emerged as 15 students who were on their way to write their rescheduled JAMB exam have reportedly gone missing. The students, who traveled from Onitsha to their exam center in Okigwe, Imo State, have not been seen or heard from since their departure.

The incident came to light after it was shared on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), causing widespread alarm. According to details posted by social media influencer @UchePOkoye, the students boarded a chartered bus around 6:30 a.m. but never made it back, and all efforts to contact them have failed.

A message from a concerned peer read:

“Good evening, sir, my classmates that their JAMB got rescheduled and they had papers yesterday by 6:30 a.m. at Okigwe, Imo State have been missing. 15 of them, none of their numbers is reachable, including our school director, they left from Onitsha.”

In response, @UchePOkoye posted:

“15 school kids entered a chartered bus from Onitsha yesterday to Okigwe, Imo State to write their rescheduled JAMB and have been missing since yesterday. The school children, the school owner, his wife, the driver — all unreachable. @JAMBHQ you will never go scot-free!”

As of now, there has been no official update from the authorities or from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The incident has sparked serious concerns from the public, with many demanding immediate investigation and action to ensure the students’ safety.

This developing story continues to gain attention, and we will provide updates as more information becomes available.

See some reactions below:

@MrJah18327: “JAMB must be stopped in Igbo land or boycotted. Let our South East children formulate our own exam to enter a tertiary institution.”

@_Ijebuguy: “When you have finished with your movie, you will tell your people to release them from where they are keeping them. You guys are really trying to ‘finish ’ the registrar, just bcos of Mmesoma case. God go punish una.”

@Echeeasy: “Sometimes I blame parents why allowing your kids to leave Onitsha and went to write JAMB in Okigwe in spite of the insecurity in our region. Very painful.”

@Daniel_Elviss: “Why didn’t they just remark the sheets, or rather give an average score to all the students affected, as they did in 2017? This is the same rubbish NYSC keeps on doing, posting when they know there’s insecurity in that state. This country’s anyhowness is unmatched.”

@jay_den111: “I don’t understand, why did they send people to different states instead of the ones they originally registered in? Gosh.”

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