Student Threatens to Sue JAMB For Withholding His Result

Student Threatens to Sue JAMB For
Withholding His Result

A student based in the Niger Delta area of
Nigeria has threatened to drag the leadership
of JAMB to the court of law for withholding
his result.

A 16-year-old Bayelsa State student,
Nengimote Loko, has threatened to sue the
Joint Admission and Matriculation Board over
the alleged seizure of his May 2017
examinations result conducted by the board.

Loko is a former pupil of Nembe National
Grammar School, Bayelsa. The pupil is said to
be brilliant and boasts of various awards,
including the best student from secondary
schools in Nembe area of the state.
He recently won cash prize and a laptop in a
competition organised by Bayelsa-based
Nengi James Foundation.

Loko, in a petition filed by his counsel,
Okorodas and Co., and supported by the Civil
Liberties Organisation, Bayelsa State chapter,
addressed to the Registrar of JAMB,
threatened the board that failure to release
his result would force the civil right groups to
sue for damages against his fundamental
rights.

His lawyer and the CLO claimed that the
withholding of Loko’s result had subjected
him to psychological trauma.

The petition, which was signed by Keneth
Okorodas, stated that Loko was registered for
the May 2017 examination with registration
number 75188026BD, examination number
C10104003 with centre number C10104.
The petition stated, “The victim, who is our
client, is a brilliant student and a winner of
an award with presentation of laptop as best
student of Nembe National Grammar School.

He was honoured by the Nengi James
Foundation.

“Sadly, however, the result of our client for
the May 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examinations was not released and without
just cause.

“Our client was not found guilty of
examination malpractices, neither was there
any issue reported against our client, yet his
result was not released, hence this letter.

“We, therefore, humbly demand the release
of our client’s result within 21 days upon
service of the notice or face stiff legal
action.”