The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has withdrawn the results of four candidates who participated at its 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
This was announced in a statement by the board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin in Lagos.
According to the statement, the candidates are found to have attempted to fraudulently increase their scores at the examination.
“One of the candidates, who is the main culprit, had claimed that he initially scored 290 and that it was eventually reduced to 153.
“Following this claim, he was invited by the board’s headquarters for proper screening.
“IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT IT WAS DISCOVERED AND PROVED TO HIM THAT HIS CLAIM WAS UNTRUE AND AS SUCH, HE HAS BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED IN SERIOUS INFRACTION AND FORGERY OF THE EXAMINATION RESULT.
“HE, HOWEVER, EVENTUALLY CONFESSED TO THE FORGERY.
FURTHER CHECKS ON HIS HANDSET ALSO REVEALED THAT HE WAS NOT ALONE AS THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT HE HAD EQUALLY BEEN PATRONISED BY THREE OTHER CANDIDATES WITH THEIR REGISTRATION NUMBERS AND NAMES STATED CLEARLY, FOR POSSIBLE ILLICIT UPGRADE AND FAKING OF RESULTS,” THE STATEMENT SAID.
ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT, NO EFFORTS WILL BE SPARED BY THE BOARD, IN IDENTIFYING AND SANCTIONING ANY CANDIDATE OR PERSONS WHO ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE THE INTEGRITY OF THE BOARD’S EXAMINATION BY WHATEVER MEANS.
