The Joint
Admissions and Matriculation Board said on Sunday that an indigene of Biu,
Borno State, Israel Zakari, got the highest score of 364 in the 2018 Unified
Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
According to
the board, Zakari, who sat for the UTME in Ogun State, beat Adekunle Jesufemi
from Ogun State to the second position with 358 score, and Alikah Oseghale from
Edo State, to the third position with 357 score.
Our
correspondent learnt that apart from the top three candidates, Ademola Adetola,
who hails from Ogun State and sat for the examination in Lagos State, came
fourth with 355.
Meanwhile,
the fifth position was shared among three candidates who got 354; Akinyemi Paul from Ogun State, who wrote his
examination in Lagos, Terhemba Moses from Benue State, who wrote the
examination in Makurdi and Obi-Obuoha Abiamamela from Rivers State, who wrote the examination in Port Harcourt.
The JAMB
Head of Public Affairs, Dr Fabian Benjamin, who confirmed this in a release on
Sunday, said the board appealed to individuals and organisations, which wanted
to use the UTME data for research and national statistics to seek accurate
information from the agency and avoid misleading sources.
Benjamin
said, “This release of candidates’ scores is imperative to ensure that the
public is not misled by unverified reports.
“Israel
Galadima from Borno State came first with 364 score while Adekunle Jesufemi
from Ogun State scored 358; the third position is Alikah Oseghale from Edo
State, who sat for the examination in Ekpoma and scored 357. This is to put the
records in perspective.”
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