The examination body made its position known in a statement issued on Friday by its Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, describing the allegation as false and insisting that the school is a long-established public institution recognised by the council.
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rejected claims that Government Secondary School, Olowa, in the Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, where five persons were abducted during the ongoing Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), is a "miracle examination centre."
The examination body made its position known in a statement issued on Friday by its Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, describing the allegation as false and insisting that the school is a long-established public institution recognised by the council.
The statement was in response to comments attributed to the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, who reportedly described the school as a "miracle centre" following Tuesday's abduction of a school principal, an examination supervisor and three students.
While sympathising with the victims, NECO commended the Kogi State Government and security agencies for securing the release of the remaining four abductees.
