Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has
refuted reports that it arrested 10,000 candidates during the
2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) test
in Anambra State.
JAMB denies arrest of 10,000
The Ministry of Education yesterday released the results of
the 2017 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into
104 Federal unity schools and disclosed that two candidates
from Anambra State scored the highest marks.
Acting Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Hussaini
Adamu said the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu lauded
the National Examination Council (NECO) for the prompt
release of the results to the state's ministries of education
and NECO zonal offices across the country.
Of the 80,421 candidates that registered for the
examination, only 77, 512 of them actually took the
examination, held on April 8, 2017 Details of the results
showed that two candidates from Anambra State, Emeka-
Egbuna Chinecherem C. and Onubogu Chinazom Joyce
scored 189 marks out of 200 being the highest marks, while
eight candidates scored the least with four marks.
Queens College, Yaba, Lagos recorded the highest
subscription with 5524, while the least subscribed college
was FGGC, Monguno in Borno State with only 21 candidates.
Meanwhile, the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board
(JAMB) has refuted reports that it arrested 10,000
candidates during the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination (UTME) test in Anambra State.
It, however, said to set the records straight only seven
suspected students were arrested for impersonation by
security men during the examination.
The report further alleged that JAMB made the disclosure
but said there was no disruption in any of the examination
centres.
