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What JAMB candidates’ abduction says about Nigeria

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What JAMB candidates’ abduction says about Nigeria
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By EBUKA UKOH



A nation does not prove its strength in speeches. But the safety it guarantees to its children speaks volumes. As I struggled to come to terms with the news of the abduction of students travelling to sit the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination in Benue State, I watched interviews of survivors, and the weight of what had happened became even harder to bear. This is not an isolated tragedy. It is evidence of a deeper failure. A failure of strategy, intellig

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