UTME Mock: JAMB Speaks On Alleged Barring Of Muslim Students From Covenant University

UTME Mock: JAMB Speaks On Alleged Barring Of Muslim Students From Covenant University

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has issued a statement in response to allegations that Muslim students wearing hijab were barred from taking the mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at Covenant University in Ogun State.

Some female JAMB candidates were reportedly barred from entering the venue of their mock exams for allegedly wearing hijabs, according to a 1:14-minute video posted on Monday.

According to Olayode Akeem, a parent of one of the applicants who visited the center with his child, university security guards barred candidates wearing hijabs from entering Canaanland because they were following orders from on high.

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JAMB, on the other hand, stated in a statement that Covenant University claimed no such instruction was given and apologized to the affected candidates.

Jamb noted that after the university learned of the incident, the university, along with its CBT Centre officials, rushed to the gate to rescue the situation and ensure that the candidates took their examination.

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“The attention of the university was promptly drawn to this development, and a vehement denial of authorising its security personnel to prevent any genuine candidates from entering the institution was issued,” JAMB said.

“According to the university, no such authority was given to that effect, and it decried the attendant embarrassment the incident had caused to the institution.”

JAMB assured affected candidates that they would be able to retake the exam and stated that it would never tolerate any form of discrimination against any entity or person.

The examination body also assured the public that the board would put in place the necessary machinery to ensure that such an incident did not occur again in the future.

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