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April 22, 2019
TheJoint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB has described as fake, a trendingreport that scores of candidates who sat for the Unified Tertiary MatriculationExamination UTME are being reduced.
Theboard in a statement signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, FabianBenjamin, said the report was false.
Thereport had claimed that scores of candidates who sat for the UTME and werefound wanting by the board were being reduced by 100 marks.
JAMBsaid that an investigation carried out discovered that the fake news emanatedfrom a gang who coordinated from a town called Igarra in Edo state withaffiliates in Lagos and other states.
Theboard described the act as fraudulent and meant to extort parents and candidates.Benjamin had in aninterview on Sunday warned candidates not to be carried away by rumours andmisleading information in some sections of the media, especially the socialmedia.