15 South East Students Missing After Boarding Bus for Rescheduled JAMB Exam

Onitsha, Nigeria – May 2025

Fifteen school children from Onitsha, Anambra State, have been missing since Friday after boarding a chartered bus to Okigwe, Imo State, for a rescheduled JAMB examination. The students, accompanied by their school owner, his wife, and the bus driver, have not been seen or heard from, causing widespread panic across the Southeast region.

The alarming news was first brought to public attention by Somto Okonkwo, who published details of the incident on his Facebook page. According to Somto’s report, the group left Onitsha early Friday morning for Okigwe, where the students were to sit for the JAMB exam that had been rescheduled following a technical glitch affecting several candidates.

Parents and school sources report that all efforts to contact the missing students, the school proprietor, his wife, or the driver have failed, as their phones have remained switched off since the trip began. As of the time of this report, no formal reports of the incident have been made to either the police or JAMB authorities, intensifying concerns among families and the broader community.

The incident has sparked renewed worries about student safety, interstate travel, and the ongoing challenges facing JAMB examinations in the South East. JAMB officials have acknowledged that technical glitches led to rescheduled exams for many students, but have not commented on the missing students.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of the students, the school owner, his wife, or the bus driver is urged to contact local authorities or community leaders immediately.

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