JAMB Laments Vandalism, Seeks Robust Security Measures

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has called a high-level meeting involving the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Zonal Directors, State Coordinators and Heads of Professional Test Centres (PTCs) following recurrent security breaches at some of its outstations.

Speaking during the meeting, JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who was represented by the Director, Registrar’s Office, Mr Mufutau Bello, pointed out that the Board had witnessed a lot of theft and invasion at some of its facilities in recent times.

He stated that before the advent of Oloyede’s administration, the Board had engaged private security companies, which were under the supervision of the NSCDC before their disengagement.

He lamented that despite the engagement of the NSCDC, the Board’s critical assets are still being vandalised.

The Registrar called for a more robust synergy with all stakeholders in terms of a more robust surveillance and policing system to ensure round-the-clock protection.

He also stated that arrangements have been concluded to procure additional raincoats, boots, and other equipment that could enhance adequate service delivery.

He affirmed the commitment of the Board to act on the issues raised at the meeting so as to provide the enabling environment that would enhance the efficiency of labour and ensure effective policing and surveillance.

Earlier, the Director, Special Duties Department, Mr. Chidebe Achunine, said the recent events recorded at the Benin Zonal Office, Kebbi State Office, and at the PTC, Ilobu Road, Osogbo, served as a sober reminder of the urgent need to reinforce the Board’s security consciousness and strengthen collaboration at all levels.

He stated that the management was deeply concerned about these breaches, which prompted the issuance of a security advisory by the Department on 20th August, 2025.

He said the meeting would assist the Board not only to build on that advisory but also to chart a more robust, collective way forward in the protection of the Board’s critical assets.

The Director believed that effective communication is critical, noting that NSCDC personnel are expected to brief Directors/Coordinators, who represent the Registrar in their respective States, on security developments promptly.

He also stressed that other areas of collaboration that could enhance surveillance strategies included community engagement, mutual dialogue and respect, clear reporting channels, documentation, police report and prompt transmission to the Headquarters, among others.

In his remarks, the Director, Human Resource Management (DHRM), Mr Gani Abd’rahim, introduced a high-ranking NSCDC Desk Officer domiciled in JAMB, Assistant Corps Commandant (ACC) Nda Ali Ibrahim, to the participants.

He said the formal introduction of ACC Ibrahim is to provide the participants the opportunity to know the officer so as to strategise and interact with him with a view to sharing information and fashioning measures that could help field officers in the outstation perform optimally and mitigate any act of vandalism.

He expressed optimism that this synergy would enhance intelligence and prompt escalation of infractions to effectively ward off any form of threats to the board’s facilities.