Police Debunks Death Of Jamb Candidates In Borno...

Following the nationwide UTME exams
carried out yesterday in the country, the
Police have come out to debunk reports that
some applicants lost their lives in
Maiduguri.
The Commissioner of Police in Borno State,
Lawal Tanko, said there were no incidents
involving the death of Jamb candidates in
Borno state, during or after the nationwide
exams.
Mr. Tanko made this declaration in response
to news carried on in the country, about 200
candidates who sat for Jamb being killed by
members of Boko Haram in Maiduguri.
The Commissioner stated that he knew
nothing of any such reports as the exams
were carried on peacefully and the
candidates returned home safely after writing
the exams under his personal supervision.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN): “I
was directly in charge of the police
operations to ensure safety of the candidates
in all the examination venues in Maiduguri.
“We conducted the examination in peace
without any incident in all the centres
in Maiduguri.
“As I speak to you, the students are on their
way back home.
“So, I do not know which attack you are
talking about in a JAMB centre in Maiduguri.”