FUOYE dispels rumors that a student died while taking an exam.

The Federal University of Oye-Ekiti confirmed on Friday that contrary to what some online news bloggers had said, no student had died on Thursday as a result of problems with the computer-based test.

In a statement released in Oye-Ekiti, the university’s registrar, Mr. Mufutau Ibrahim, made the pronouncement.

According to him, the management has delayed the CBT by one week in order to resolve concerns made about exam administration by students and other parties involved.

He claims that certain concerns have been expressed about the way the exams are being administered, which is problematic given that some students have not yet had their exams.

The statement read in part, “The university management noted the issues that have arisen in the course of administering the CBT as we make academic progress with the first semester examinations and strongly express regret at the turn of events.

“It is pertinent to point out that concerned students had been duly informed that the CBT had been cancelled to accommodate the JAMB Mock UTME as scheduled.

“It is unfortunate that students still troop in large numbers to the university’s ICT centre, which almost resulted in mob action.

“We did not record any death in the course of the examination as it was being rumoured by fake online news.

“To this end, all CBT Examinations have been postponed for one week as an immediate and interim measure. For the avoidance of doubt, all pen-on paper first semester examinations will go on as scheduled.”

The vice chancellor, prof. Abayomi Fasina, and his management team were credited in the statement for forming a committee to handle everything from planning to claims of extortion made against some security employees.

However, the registrar apologized to the students for any inconveniences the management’s action may have caused.