No high scorers in cancelled UTME results of six states – JAMB

 

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has explained that there were no high scorers in the cancelled results of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in the five states of the South East and Lagos State affected by technical glitches.

The board explained in a statement on Sunday that “only a handful scored up to 217 in the affected sessions, while 99% scored below 200 marks, indicating that there were no high scorers in the cancelled sessions of the affected six states.”

JAMB said the explanation became necessary following those it referred to as “opportunists”, throwing “misleading questions” at it regarding candidates who allegedly scored highly in the cancelled sessions and might desire to retain their previous results.

Noting that opportunists are on the prowl, the Board in the explanation contained in the statement that announced the release of the rescheduled UTME results, particularly said, “The misleading questions posed by certain individuals regarding candidates who allegedly scored highly in the cancelled sessions who might desire to retain their previous results are totally unfounded as only a handful scored up to 217 in the affected sessions, while 99% scored below 200 marks — indicating that there were no high scorers in the cancelled sessions of the affected six states.”

“It is not unexpected that given our circumstances, some opportunistic and mischievous individuals may attempt to exploit the situation for personal gain, thereby attempting to discredit not only the CBT process but also the Board itself,” it added.

According to JAMB, “A notable example is Mr. Olisa Gabriel Chukwuemeka, a first-year Public Health student at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, who posted on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) under the handle @swagpriest2, falsely claimed to have achieved a score of 326 in the 2025 UTME.

“This claim incited public outrage against the Board and was subsequently disseminated by various online platforms.

Upon investigation, the Board found Mr. Olisa’s assertions to be entirely fabricated as he had doctored his original 2024 UTME score of 203, misrepresenting it as a 2025 UTME result with a score of 326.

“In reality, he sat for the 2025 UTME in Lagos State, where his actual score (prior to withdrawal) was 180. Following the exposure of his deceit, Mr. Olisa deactivated his account on X. There are similar cases of opportunistic attempts,” it explained.

The board disclosed that, “All results are now released except those of candidates who committed examination infractions and those slated for mop-up examinations.”