The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cautioned parents against registering minors for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
This was contained in a statement credited to the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede who was reacting to a ₦100m suit filed by a parent, Mrs Ifeanyi Eke, against the board, over alleged inappropriate text messages sent to her 15-year-old daughter during the course of her registration.
Oloyede said the board was ready to meet with the woman, and that the sender of the message was not its list of employees.
“How is your girl of 15 years ready for university now if she is law-abiding as she claimed? The law today is that you must spend six years before primary school, six years in primary school, and six years in secondary school. By that time, you are 18.
“You must cut corners to make a 15-year-old child ready for university education. We will meet her in court.”
Further speaking, the JAMB Head disclosed that the board has reported to the security agencies to take appropriate action but the woman did not care, suing for ₦100 million at the expense of the child.