The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on
Wednesday urged candidates to check results using their telephone numbers
because its portal has been shut down.
Recall that the board on Monday, released results of 312,000
candidates who sat for the exam on Saturday.
However, candidates were on Tuesday unable to check their
results.
Speaking on the developments, Head, Media and Information,
Dr Fabian Benjamin, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said
it had shut down its portal following attempt by some fraudsters to alter
results of candidates.
”Results of the 469,000 candidates who wrote on Monday have
been released and candidates are to check their results by typing ‘RESULT’ and
sending to 55019 with their unique telephone numbers for their scores.
“They should not check their results on the internet as the
portal had been shut, following attempt by some fraudsters to alter results of
candidates.
”The board is already investigating the activities of these
criminals and will not fail to take very drastic action against those that are
behind this,” Benjamin said
Benjamin also reacted to candidates complaints that the
board was deliberately posting candidates to centres far away from their areas
of residence.
He maintained that JAMB would not go beyond the carrying
capacity of any centre all in a bid to fulfil the aspirations of candidates
seeking to take the examination there.
“Let me simply clarify here that JAMB does not post
candidates just anywhere.
“It is the candidates that chose their examination towns and
once centres in that examination towns are filled, they are withdrawn from the
net and candidates are then sent to other centres closest to such examination
towns.
”It is not a deliberate act on our side,” he said.
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