In addition to centres being delisted for technical deficiencies during the mock, UTME and resit examinations, a large number of CBT centres implicated for sharp practices in the on-going security investigation are being suspended and those found culpable would be delisted and reported for prosecution.
Consequently, 113 CBT centres have been delisted or suspended from across the country. Some other implicated in multiple infractions in the main or resit examinations exercise.
ON-GOING INVESTIGATIONS: APPRECIATION TO SECURITY AGENCIES
The Board appreciates the security agencies particularly the State Security Service(SSS), the Nigeria Police Force(NPF), the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDS) for their extra -ordinary devotion, passion and tenacity in the on-going nation-wide special investigation of identity theft and examination malpractices syndicates which led to the arrest and prosecution of tens of culprits, including few JAMB officials, professional examination takers and syndicates of some school proprietors and tutorial centres.
CANDIDATES OF DELISTED EXAMINATIONS TOWNS
As a result of the investigation, a number of examination towns are no longer eligible to be used for the mop up examinations. Few candidates who fall into the deactivated examination towns would be assigned to examination towns closest to the delisted towns. We seek the understanding of such candidates
