JAMB Debunks Falsehood Of Atung Gerald Score As Highest Scorer In 2023 UTME

JAMB tackles the misleading and widely-circulated social media publication that one Atung Gerald with a score of 380 is the highest scorer in the 2023 UTME which is far from truth.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) expressed concern over the inclination and eagerness of certain individuals to engage in mischief for the purpose of achieving narrow and selfish interest by peddling falsehood and Halftruths. The Board tackles the misleading and widely-circulated social media publication that one Atung Gerald with a score of 380 is the highest scorer in the 2023 UTME. According to the board, its far from truth. The Board also expressed dismay at the level in which poorly-researched and very sensitive issues are being circulated in the public space even by people who should know better.

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) informs people or groups pushing this fake narrative are patent carriers of fake news as the registration number could readily be seen that it is a non existence registration number given its false features.

JAMB in the course of conversations at some strategic events, has not had cause, at times, to release its ten highest UTME scorers to buttress some salient points especially when issues of what constitutes highest scores which included candidates O’level and institution’s screening scores are explained.

MySchoolNews reporting.