By Adadainfo
The operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, in conjunction with officials of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, have arrested six persons for impersonation and exam malpractice in the ongoing 2023 JAMB examination.
DSC Edwin Okadigbo, the command’s public relations officer, told our correspondent in Awka on Thursday that one Decency Nnaji, 22, of Umusiome village in Nkpor, Idemili North LGA, and one Miss Egboh Emmanuel Oluebube, 21, of Awgbu in Orumba North LGA of Anambra State respectively, were arrested by a team of NSCDC operatives at Info Tech ICT Centre in Atani Ogbaru LGA.
Okadigbo stated that, “Preliminary investigations revealed that Egboh Emmanuel registered for the exam with her name, but hired Nnaji Decency, a mercenary, to sit for the examination for her.
“Also one Master Uloeme Somtochukwu, 16, of Oba in Idemili South LGA of Anambra, and one Omorogieva Idunwaonyi, ‘M’, 20 years old, of No. 7, Osarentin Street, Benin, Edo State, were arrested on Wednesday 26/04/ 2023 at Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe Centre.
“The latter was arrested while writing Jamb examination for another suspect currently at large who engaged him in the deal.
“At about 1300hrs same day, one Mrs Titus Chiamaka, ‘F’, 20 years old, of Ubakala Umuahia South LGA of Abia State and one Solomon Collins, ‘M’, 40 years old, of Awka South LGA of Anambra State were arrested at St. John of God Center, Awka. The said Solomon was writing for Titus Chiamaka as a mercenary.
“All the suspects voluntered confessional statements admitting to the offence as efforts are currently underway to get other accomplices in connection with the offence.”
Meanwhile, Comdt Isidore Chikere, the NSCDC state commandant, has ordered further investigations into the case after which the suspects would be charged to court.
