JAMB DEBUNKS CONDUCTING POLICE RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION IN ARABIC

‘It was not possible to upload only English Language as our software is designed to take four subjects hence the need to put the other subjects as dummies to enable the software upload the English Language questions. The Board had at none of the conduct of its examination imposed subjects on candidates, not even at the UTME’, he added

The JAMB spokesperson said, the police gave the board clear instructions that their candidates are to be examined in only English Language ‘and we work strictly with that. As a Board, we are also mindful or sensitive to issues of religion and so could not have instructed candidates to answer Arabic questions as a subject’.

‘Again, there were 60 questions to be answered in 45 minutes and there is no way candidates could have been able to answer questions in all four subjects in 45 minutes. Already, results of the candidates for the police recruitment has since been submitted to the Police Service Commission and the public is hereby assured that every section of this country would be duly represented in the exercise.

The examination board emphasized that it would continue to give government value for its money in the area of transparency and equal opportunity for all clients desiring our services, and ensure that the confidence repose on it is sustained

‘The Board would continue to ensure that the confidence reposed on it is sustained, we will continue to bring our expertise to bear on all examination especially third party engagements like the Police recruitment exercise’.