The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board disclosed on Tuesday that it had begun screening results of over 1.3 million candidates who had written the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, so as to fish out impersonation, multiple registrations and other forms of malpractices.
The board also used the medium to announce to the public that the body is yet to release any UTME result, stating that candidates should expect their results soon.
This information was released by The Head of Information, JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, who stated this in an interview, adding that the case of candidates who could not write the UTME due to biometric challenges was being deliberated upon and a solution will be found soon.
He stated further that some CBT centres were suspended for technical defects but this will not affect her candidates. Also, he confirmed the arrest of some persons who cheated during the examinations and promised to fish out others.
In its weekly bulletin, the board revealed that a total of 389 visually-impaired candidates were taking the 2019 UTME, as against 367, who took the exams in 2018. Also, a total of 398 prison inmates registered and sat for the examination in three towns, JAMB added.
This category of UTME candidates will be adequately taken care by the Equal Opportunity Group headed by Prof Peter Okebukola. The board also stated that it will provide the necessary support to the physically-challenged candidates to achieve their educational goals.