The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has questioned the choice of exam town chosen by the 15 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) re-sit candidates who were declared missing.
The 15 UTME re-sit candidates were declared missing but have been found and re-united with their families as confirmed by the Imo State Police Command.
It was gathered that the 15 UTME candidates chartered bus from Onitsha in Anambra State to Okigwe in Imo state to write their rescheduled exams.
“The school children, the school owner, his wife, the driver, all unreachable,” an X user known as @UchePOkoye disclosed.
However, reacting, JAMB stated: “This is to inform the general public that no candidates were kidnapped from Onitsha to Okigwe as erroneously reported by @uchePokoye”.
Explaining further, JAMB added: “The said candidates arranged a vehicle to convey them from Onitsha, Anambra state to write exam at Okigwe, Imo state.
“On their way, the vehicle developed a fault and unfortunately, there wasn’t a mobile network in the area, as such, they couldn’t call for help.
“The candidates, according to the Imo State Police, had since reunited with their families, only that Uche Okoye didn’t deem it fit to return to give updates on the misinformation.
“The questions we’re asking as an agency include – of all the exam towns in Anambra State, what prompted the candidates’ selection of examination towns in Imo State and why group transportation arrangement?”
JAMB added: “The fifteen (15) candidates who reportedly encountered difficulties while traveling from Onitsha, Anambra State to Okigwe, Imo State for the rescheduled examination had suspiciously selected Okigwe as their preferred examination town during registration, consequent upon which their examination centres were duly assigned to Okigwe based on their choice.
“We categorically reiterate that no candidate was posted outside his or her most preferred examination town”.
