The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board( JAMB) has cleared and released the UTME results of 14,620 candidates hitherto under investigation while results of 93 candidates have been withheld.

Dr Fabian Benjamin, the board Head, Media and Publicity disclosed this to newsmen in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.

Benjamin said that the release followed the consideration and further approval of the recommendations of the investigators by the board’ management at a meeting held on Tuesday.

“You will recall that the board, in its earlier release, stated it would still review the results of the 2021 UTME exercise and any candidate found wanting would have his/her result withheld.

“Out of the withheld results 13 were discovered to have been involved in examination infractions after they were released and the one earlier withdrawn bringing the total of the results that have been withdrawn to fourteen.

“In a similar vein, the results of the 332 blind candidates whose examination was conducted this month have also been released,” he said.

The board listed the withdrawn results to include:Gabriel Micheal, Lawson Joy, Sadiq Auwal, Attama Ikedichukwu( earlier withdrawn), Tambaya Yahaya,Anowa Anointing and Ogbonna Dibia.

Others are Ani Maryrose Ayomiposi Precious, Ekeocha Michael, Oluwarotimi Ayanfeoluwa, Edu Abiola,Simon Promise and Onyeama Odi.