Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have apprehended six persons for malpractices in the ongoing Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination in Anambra.
A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Edwin Okadigbo and made available to Journalists on Thursday in Awka, stated that the suspects were caught on Tuesday and Wednesday at three different centres.
Okadigbo listed the identities of the suspects as: Decency Nnaji ‘M’ (22) from Nkpor, Idemili North, Egbon Emmanuel Oluebube ‘F’ (21) from Awgbu in Orumba North and Uloeme Somtochukwu ‘M’ (16), from Oba, Idemili South Area.
Others are: Omorongieve Idunwaonyi ‘M’ 20 years, from Benin, Mrs Titus Chiamaka ‘F’ 20 years, from Ubakala, Umuahia South, Abia and Solomon Collins ‘M’ 40 years from Awka, Anambra.
Okadigbo added that all the suspects had made confessional statements, admitting to the offence.
He also hinted that efforts were on to arrest other accomplices in connection with the offence.