The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said on Sunday that an indigene of Biu, Borno State, Israel Zakari, got the most noteworthy score of 364 in the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
As per 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 journalist learnt that separated from the main three hopefuls, Ademola Adetola, who hails from Ogun State and sat for the examination in Lagos State, came fourth with 355.
In the mean time, the fifth position was shared among three competitors who got 354; Akinyemi Paul from Ogun State, who composed his examination in Lagos, Terhemba Moses from Benue State, who composed the examination in Makurdi and Obi-Obuoha Abiamamela from Rivers State, who composed the examination in Port Harcourt.
The JAMB Head of Public Affairs, Dr Fabian Benjamin, who affirmed this in a discharge on Sunday, said the board engaged people and associations, which needed to utilize the UTME information for research and national insights to look for precise data from the office and abstain from misdirecting sources.
Benjamin stated, "This arrival of applicants' scores is basic to guarantee that people in general isn't misdirected by unconfirmed reports.
"Israel Galadima from Borno State started things out 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 context."
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