JAMB reacts to score reduction stories

April 22, 2019
220 Views

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has described as fake, a trending report that scores of candidates who sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are being reduced.

The board made this clear in a statement signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Monday.

The report had claimed that scores of candidates who sat for the UTME and were found wanting by the board were being reduced by 100 marks.

JAMB said that an investigation carried out discovered that the fake news emanated from a gang who coordinated from a town called Igarra in Edo state with affiliates in Lagos and other states.

The board described the act as fraudulent and meant to extort parents and candidates.

“A gang being coordinated from a town called Igarra in Edo State with affiliates in Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Abia, Anambra and Plateau states are circulating fake notice of impending reduction of UTME scores.

“This is with intent to extort and defraud parents and candidates.

“Candidates results would be received on their registered cell phones as soon as the ongoing scrutiny of the examination centers is completed and publicly announced.

“Only the fraudulent candidates or parents stand being defrauded on this matter,” the board said.

NAN recalls that Benjamin had in an interview on Sunday warned candidates not to be carried away by rumours and misleading information in some sections of the media, especially the social media.

He also said that the board distanced itself from such rumours about releasing results of candidates of the just concluded UTME and steps to check these results as being speculated.

More than 1.8 million candidates registered for the examination conducted nationwide from April 11 to 18.

Post Views: 54

You may be interested

Done Deal: Falconets Forward Joins American Club Carolina Ascent
Sports
1 views
Sports
1 views

Done Deal: Falconets Forward Joins American Club Carolina Ascent

Webby - November 16, 2024

Former Falconets forward Opeyemi Ajakaye has joined USL Super League club, Carolina Ascent FC on loan.Ajakaye linked up with Carolina…

Orban’s Lyon Face Provisional Relegation To Ligue 2 Amid Financial Woes
News
1 views
News
1 views

Orban’s Lyon Face Provisional Relegation To Ligue 2 Amid Financial Woes

Webby - November 15, 2024

Olympique Lyon the club of Nigerian striker Gift Orban, have been handed a provisional Ligue 1 relegation by theDNCG who…

Ghana Miss Out On AFCON 2025 Qualification After Draw With Angola
News
1 views
News
1 views

Ghana Miss Out On AFCON 2025 Qualification After Draw With Angola

Webby - November 15, 2024

Black Stars of Ghana’s hopes of qualifying for next year’s AFCON was ended after they played a 1-1 draw away…

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published.