JAMB Exposes Massive Fraud: 1,665 Fake A-Level Results Uncovered in Direct Entry Registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said it uncovered at least 1,665 fake A’level results during the 2023 Direct Entry registration exercise.
The board further emphasized that the A’level results verification system was marred by systemic corruption.
The Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, revealed these when he received the leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Colleges of Education Students in his office on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said, “Out of this figure, 397 were from Colleges of Education, 453 were university diplomas, and the rest were other A’level certificates.
“It should be of grave concern if no one respects the certificate one is holding; hence, there is a need to safeguard the integrity of A’level certificates that are used to secure admission through measures that would stand the test of time.”
The registrar recalled that in the past when a candidate applied for DE, the board would simply ask awarding institutions to do the necessary screening and due diligence.
Prof. Is-haq Oloyede stated that the JAMB was shocked by the revelations from Bayero University, Kano, that Out of 148 Direct Entry applications received by the institution, only six of the certificates submitted for processing were found to be authentic.
The registrar also noted that the uncovering of the fraud sparked a meeting among key stakeholders, who convened to strategize on combating the issue.
Part of the measures suggested, he said, was the constitution of an A’level result verification task force as well as the creation of a common platform for the verification of A’level results and certificates.
The register also stated that the platform was reliable and user-friendly, as it only takes five minutes to verify any given certificate.
Oloyede also revealed that the board has implemented a “No verification, No admission” policy to emphasize the significance of the verification process.
While listening 15 institutions that hadn’t fully complied with the board’s verification requests, he explained that these institutions, with more than 20 unverified candidates, would need to pre-verify candidates using their certificates before they could finish their DE registration process.
According to the registrar, the modification to the ongoing DE registration is that candidates could go ahead and register while the school verifies them on the back end.
Oloyede however, declared that the 15 institutions, which were yet to fully comply, would have to pre-verify holders of their certificates before they complete their DE registration.
