The public service sector is replete with this age scam. Now people are extending the fraud to their children.
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Benjamin expressed concern over the “alarming avalanche of obviously false affidavits and upsurge of doctored upward age adjustments on NIN slips being submitted to JAMB.” He emphasised that such actions were “dangerous, inimical, and unnecessary,” adding that “Only those below 16 would not and should not be admitted, in accordance with the decision of the policy meeting.” Age alteration is our pastime.
Should parents be in a quandary because of this? Not necessarily. Cheating or forging documents is not the answer. If your child is in this situation, the ethical approach is to have them wait after writing WAEC, until they are 18 years old, then write another JAMB to get ready for university entry.
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