BY TEMI OHAKWE, ABUJA – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is set to clampdown on some cybercafes and tutorial centres that allegedly specialise in defrauding unsuspecting candidates during registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The Board expressed dismay at the unwholesome activities of fraudulent operators of cybercafes, tutorial centres and other entities, that have formed the criminal habit of deceiving helpless candidates by using the Board’s logo and name to defraud intending candidates
Registrar of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede fired the warning in Ilorin, Kwara State at the weekend while handing over some operators of cybercafes, tutorial centres and other individuals to security agencies.
A statement signed and made available to journalists in Abuja by the Head, Public Affairs and Protocols of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said Prof Oloyede condemned the activities of these criminal elements for trying to give the Exam body a bad name.
He noted that the stock-in-trade of these “unscrupulous elements” is to lure innocent candidates into parting with their money under the deceptive guise of registering them for the 2021/22 UTME and Direct Entry (DE) application documents.
According to Prof Oloyede; “it is a criminal offence for one to use the Board’s name and logo when one is not licensed by the Board to do so for any reason,”
The Registrar therefore warned that JAMB would no longer tolerate the antics of such platforms, which are being used as incubators for grooming examination infractors using the Board’s name and logo to lend credence to their unwholesome activities.
“Anybody not licensed by the Board to register candidates and who goes ahead to print banners advertising the Board’s services would be arrested and prosecuted”, he said.
The JAMB Chief Executive further said henceforth, the Board and the various security agencies would be combing the streets across the country to ensure the activities of such fraudulent elements are effectively curtailed.
