Abduction: NECO denies operating ‘miracle centre’ in Kogi

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has dismissed claims that Government Secondary School, Olowa, successful Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, wherever 5 persons were abducted during the ongoing Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, is simply a “miracle centre”.

While sympathising with the victims and commending the Kogi State Government and information agencies for securing the merchandise of the remaining 4 abductees, the Council rejected remarks attributed to the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, describing the schoolhouse arsenic a occurrence centre.

NECO successful a connection signed by Azeez Sani,  Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, clarified that Government Secondary School, Olowa, is simply a nationalist instauration owned by the Kogi State Government. The schoolhouse has existed for implicit 40 years and has presented candidates for the NECO SSCE since 2000.

The Council noted that the school’s principal, Elder Daniel Iyamaa, who was among those abducted, is simply a Grade Level 17 serviceman successful the Kogi State Civil Service.

It explained that the kidnapped introspection supervisor, Mr. Solomon Audu, is simply a Grade Level 12 serviceman employed by the Kogi State Government and posted to Community Secondary School, Effin.

According to NECO, authoritative records amusement that each 28 candidates regis...