The
Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq
Oloyede yesterday said the results of Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination (UTME) for 76, 923 have been withheld over various malpractices.
Oloyede
made the remarks at a media briefing in Abuja. He said 1, 606,901 candidates
have received their UTME results, while 80, 889 results were not issued over
unresolved issues. He said more results would be released before the
commencement of admissions after clearing the candidates of any infractions.
He
said “So far we have released the results of 1,606,901 candidates after the
examinations, leaving us with a balance of 80, 889. Out of this 80,000 we have
deliberately withheld 76,923 for further investigation because of alleged
malpractices in the centres, where the examinations where held.
“There
is no need to panic if you belong to the 80,000. For us we want to thoroughly
investigate what had happened.”
He
said not all the candidates whose results were withheld cheated in the exams
but about 10 per cent would have been involved.
He
said some parents were said to have been involved in exam malpractices.
“Parents
who are super rich paid N200, 000 to allow their children score high marks.
Next year we are going to install hammers for our examination.”
The
JAMB registrar also said 640 candidates, who could not write the examination
because of biometric issues would be given a chance to write
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