The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rejected claims that Government Secondary School, Olowa, in the Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, where five persons were abducted during the ongoing Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), is a "miracle examination centre." The examination body made its position known in a statement issued on Friday by its Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, describing the allegation as false and insisting that the school is a long-established public institution recognised by the council.

The Kogi State Police Command has said it has launched a manhunt to rescue four persons abducted by suspected kidnappers who attacked a purported examination centre in Dekina…

One abducted student has been rescued, while police and other security agencies have launched a joint operation to free the remaining victims, the Kogi Police Command said.