JAMB Clears FUTA Graduate Wrongly Accused of Fake Admission; Over 4,000 Other Students Also Vindicated

 

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cleared Basola Jamiu, a Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) graduate, of a fake admission accusation. This resolution also extends to over 4,000 other students who faced similar issues, prompting widespread criticism of Nigeria's education system.

JAMB Clears FUTA Graduate and Over 4,000 Students

■ Basola Jamiu Owodunni, a Civil Engineering graduate from FUTA with an impressive CGPA of 4.41, has been exonerated by JAMB after his admission was wrongly flagged as fake.

■ Education advocate Alex Onyia confirmed that Jamiu's records are now validated. He has regained access to his JAMB portal and is expected to be mobilized for the next batch of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

■ Onyia further disclosed that over 4,000 students nationwide who encountered similar problems with their admission records have also had their cases resolved by JAMB.

Reactions on Social Media

The announcement has sparked significant outrage and criticism regarding systemic failures in Nigeria's education system:

■ @majorlouwe commented: "Did you say 4,000 more students? JAMB is the weapon fashioned against Nigerian students. The ‘village people’ everyone fears is right inside JAMB. A total institutional failure.”

■ @donald_segun expressed outrage: “This happened because someone failed to do their job. Basola was treated like a criminal due to a lazy, negligent civil servant. The real tragedy is that no one will be held accountable. He could’ve harmed himself over this.”

■ @Irishkreamy added humorously: “Village people don lose this fight.”

This case has reignited debates concerning transparency and accountability in Nigeria's admission process, with many advocating for systemic reforms to prevent future occurrences of such errors.