28 Inmates Of Ikoyi Prisons To Sit For JAMB

Ikoyi Prisons School said on Monday that no
fewer than 28 of its students would write the
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME), 2015, which commences on March 10.
Mr Ayodele Obarewo, the School’s Principal, said,
in Lagos that the inmates were adequately
prepared for the Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB)-organised
examination.
Obarewo said more inmates had shown interest
in furthering their education, having gone through
several reform programmes being offered in the
facility.
The principal said the rise in the number of
students registered for this year’s examination
was encouraging.
He said the figure had increased from the 14,
who wrote the examination in 2014, to 28 this
year.
Obarewo said arrangements had been concluded
for the commencement of the examination in the
reformative centre, and that logistics for the
smooth conduct of the all computer-based test,
were intact.
“We have been preparing the candidates to the
best of our ability, and they have equally shown
determination and focus to excel.
“Some teachers have been coming around to
take them in various subjects as well as
computer practice.

“They have been showing great zeal to write this
examination, especially those whose term will
soon expire.

“Such candidates are putting extra efforts to
excel, to be able to participate in the post UTME.
“However, we need more equipment in the
facility, that will enable us to accommodate
more of the inmates, who are interested in
furthering their education”, Obarewo said.
According to him, the school has only 10
computers, which is grossly inadequate for the
28 inmates to practice.

We are, therefore, calling on well-meaning
Nigerians to assist.
Over 1. 4 million candidates would write the
examination in all the 400 centres across the
country.