The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rejected claims that Government Secondary School, Olowa, in Dekina LGA of Kogi state, where five persons were abducted during the ongoing Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), is a “miracle centre”.
BACKGROUND
On Tuesday, Gunmen abducted students from the school around 5:25pm while candidates were writing the ongoing NECO examinations.
The principal of the school and a NECO ad hoc staff were also kidnapped during the incident.
Speaking to journalists on the incident, Godiya Solomon Monde, commanding officer, 21 battalion, Nigerian Army, alleged that the school was a hub for examination malpractice, popularly referred to as “miracle centre”.
“The issue is that this school is definitely isolated as you can see; it’s actually tagged as a miracle centre for the students. Ten students were brought here for the literature,-in-English exams, and around 16:00 hours we got the call that the
