JAMB, NSCDC to raid cyber cafe over UTME registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
(JAMB) says it is embarking on a national raid of
cyber cafe, ahead of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination (UTME).
Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Head, Media and
Information, told newsmen on Friday in Lagos that
the exercise would be jointly carried out with the
officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence
Corps (NSCDC).
He said the raid was meant to smash the operations
of some syndicates operating cyber cafes to print
fake UTME registration numbers and application
documents to prospective candidates.
According to him, four suspects have already been
apprehended in Ekiti for printing and selling fake
registration documents for the 2017 examination.
“This development is an eye-opener that same could
be happening in other parts of the country.
“We shall, in collaboration with the NSCDC,
commence a national raid of all cyber cafe in the
country, any moment from now.
“We will not fold our arms and watch some elements
defraud Nigerians, parents in particular, who desire
education for their children.
“These persons arrested in Ekiti were holed out in
their cyber café, where they have been carrying out
their illegal activities and had defrauded prospective
candidates to the tune of over N10 million.
“We had a synergy with NSCDC, which led to the
discovery of serious illegal manipulation of JAMB
registration forms, numbers as well as admission
letters,’’ he said.
Benjamin warned prospective candidates against
handling information regarding the sale of the
registration documents to avoid falling prey to the
activities of the suspects.
“We had warned severally that we had yet to
commence the sales of the 2017 registration
documents, and that candidates should be patient
because we are putting finishing touches to the entire
examination process.
“This is because we want to tackle all the hitches
that had been associated with the examination in the
past years and make it almost 100 per cent hitch-
free.
“As soon as this is achieved, and we are set to roll
out the registration documents, we will do massive
sensitisation.
“Candidates must realise that no cyber cafe is
authorised to do any form of registration, as
candidates who defy this warning are doing so at
their own risk,’’ he said.
(JAMB) says it is embarking on a national raid of
cyber cafe, ahead of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination (UTME).
Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Head, Media and
Information, told newsmen on Friday in Lagos that
the exercise would be jointly carried out with the
officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence
Corps (NSCDC).
He said the raid was meant to smash the operations
of some syndicates operating cyber cafes to print
fake UTME registration numbers and application
documents to prospective candidates.
According to him, four suspects have already been
apprehended in Ekiti for printing and selling fake
registration documents for the 2017 examination.
“This development is an eye-opener that same could
be happening in other parts of the country.
“We shall, in collaboration with the NSCDC,
commence a national raid of all cyber cafe in the
country, any moment from now.
“We will not fold our arms and watch some elements
defraud Nigerians, parents in particular, who desire
education for their children.
“These persons arrested in Ekiti were holed out in
their cyber café, where they have been carrying out
their illegal activities and had defrauded prospective
candidates to the tune of over N10 million.
“We had a synergy with NSCDC, which led to the
discovery of serious illegal manipulation of JAMB
registration forms, numbers as well as admission
letters,’’ he said.
Benjamin warned prospective candidates against
handling information regarding the sale of the
registration documents to avoid falling prey to the
activities of the suspects.
“We had warned severally that we had yet to
commence the sales of the 2017 registration
documents, and that candidates should be patient
because we are putting finishing touches to the entire
examination process.
“This is because we want to tackle all the hitches
that had been associated with the examination in the
past years and make it almost 100 per cent hitch-
free.
“As soon as this is achieved, and we are set to roll
out the registration documents, we will do massive
sensitisation.
“Candidates must realise that no cyber cafe is
authorised to do any form of registration, as
candidates who defy this warning are doing so at
their own risk,’’ he said.
JAMB, NSCDC to raid cyber cafe over UTME registration
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