Samson Sule,
Samson Obolo &
Daniel Oladele
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Candidates who sat for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination organized by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Ikare-Akoko said the recurrent turmoil in the town might affect their performance.
The candidates told The Hope that aside from the technical glitches experienced during the examination, they wrote the examination amidst fear of attacks due to the ongoing turmoil in the town.
Recall there have been several reported life-terminating attacks Ikare-Akoko over unending conflicts.
According to one of the candidates in the town, Akande Oluwapelumi, “It was difficult for some of us that did our Jamb in Ikare because of the crisis that happened just recently.
“All the ‘JAMBites’ from different towns were scared, and we started the exam very late. Some candidates complained about their computers going off at intervals.
Another candidate in the town, Teniola Ayomiposi, confirmed that the crisis put fear in the candidates’ minds.
“We were terrified, and I had to run to JAMB center as early as 7:00 am, and all through the duration, I was praying there should be no gunshot or anything.
“That alone can make one fail. JAMB is not an easy examination to write; combining the fear of attacks with the examination can make students fail,” she lamented.
In other parts of the state, some candidates could not write the examination due to their assigned computer systems malfunctioning.
In Akure, Omowumi Precious lamented, “I can’t explain how the computer systems were malfunctioning. Even my system was having problem, but my prayer is to score at least 350 to fulfill my promise to my parents,”
One of the candidates at Oke Ogun, Owo, Kayode Ogunsusi, said his computer system went off several times, preventing him from completing the examination as others.
“My computer system switched off several times, and the supervisors were helping me to check the system. It got to a point; the supervisor did not answer me again. I do not. I answered up to 30 questions before the end of the examination,” he complained.
One of the supervisors at a JAMB examination center confirmed to The Hope that some of the students had technical issues with their computer systems, preventing them from writing the examination.
Meanwhile, JAMB has directed candidates affected by technical glitches during the examination to reprint their examination slips to know the new date and venue.
