According to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board which stated that 21 candidates with fake IJMB results were recommended for admission in 2023 by a number of institutions.
JAMB, in a policy document obtained in Abuja, noted that 12 out of the 21 candidates were recommended by the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
“JAMB discovered that 21 candidates who paraded fake IJMB results were recommended during the 2023 admission. They were not approved.
“Twelve of the recommendations were by ABU, Zaria – what an audacious attitude. Recommendations were possible because certificate screening was done after Registration, five institutions were involved in the recommendations; JAMB insists that all certificates must have the signature of the Head of the institution (VC/Provost/Rector).”
The Nigerian Post-Secondary Education Data System verification platform was announced by JAMB in 2021, to enable the verification of JUPEB and IJMB results.
The disclosure followed professional operation undertaken by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Education on irregularities and faking of results as contained in a recent statement by the ICPC about the irregularities in JUPEB Board IJMB examination results, said such must be nipped in the bud.
In a bulletin, JAMB stated that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), which is in charge of moderating the two exams, had to step in and address the unacceptable happenings.
“These proactive measures as well as others that are in the pipeline, are to ensure that the gains recorded in the education sector, especially the examination sub-sector over the years, are not eroded by unscrupulous individuals who do not mean well for Nigeria,” JAMB stated.
