The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied responsibility for the controversial admission of candidates into the Law Faculty of Lead City University, stating that the admissions were not processed through the approved national platform.
In a statement issued on Thursday by its Public Communications Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, the board said the admissions were not conducted through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), the only authorised platform for tertiary institution admissions in Nigeria.
JAMB said it had received several allegations accusing it of failing in its duties after reports emerged that students were admitted into the university’s Law programme despite a five-year suspension placed on the faculty.
According to the board, any admission not processed through CAPS is invalid and not recognised.
“The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has been inundated with accusations of dereliction regarding the purported admission of candidates into the Law Faculty of Lead City University despite its suspension for five years,” the statement said.
“The Board unequivocally states that the said admissions were not conducted through the Central Admissions Processing System, the only platform approved for processing admissions into tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Consequently, such admissions are void as they are unknown to the Board.”
JAMB stressed that the university is not authorised to admit students into its Law programme until the suspension period expires.
The board also reiterated its warning to candidates not to accept admission offers outside CAPS, noting that such offers are fake and will not be recognised.
“Candidates admitted through such irregular means have no legitimate claim as they are considered complicit,” the statement added.
JAMB further revealed that it is aware of attempts by some institutions to move illegally admitted candidates to other universities through inter-university transfers. However, it insisted that such transfers would not be recognised if the original admission was not processed through CAPS.
The board advised affected candidates to disregard such offers and apply for the next Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to pursue legitimate admission through the proper process.
The controversy follows a five-year moratorium placed on Lead City University’s Faculty of Law by the Council of Legal Education over concerns about inadequate infrastructure and violations of its approved admission quota. The council regulates legal education and admission into the Nigerian Law School.
