A self-acclaimed professor, identified only as Jide, has been arrested
by operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, after he
was caught assisting his daughter during the Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination in the Jabi area of the Federal Capital
Territory, Abuja.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board confirmed Jide’s arrest on
Thursday, which was the first day of the UTME, noting that the man
sneaked into a Computer-Based Test centre in Jabi but he was later
arrested by operatives and was now in custody.
Our correspondent learnt that Jide was arrested at the Brix Academy CBT
Centre in Jabi while the UTME was on, trying to assist his daughter in
the examination.
The JAMB Head of Information and Public Affairs, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in
an interview with our correspondent, said the NSCDC would go on with
Jide’s prosecution at the end of its investigations.
He said, “In Brix Academy in Jabi, a man penetrated the system,
broke all security barriers, went into the examination hall and assisted
his daughter. When arrested, he claimed to be a professor and also the
owner of a non-governmental organisation. He has been picked up and he
is with the security operatives. We believe that in no distant time, he
will be prosecuted.
“He was not able to carry out his nefarious activity. He claimed to be a professor from a university outside the country.”
Benjamin noted that the outing for the UTME on Thursday was “successful
and impressive,” adding that despite a few challenges in some centres,
the board believed that the examination would get better.
A total of 1,855,643 candidates would be taking the UTME which would run till Monday.