JAMB has arrested 25 people suspected to be involved in illegal registration and sales of 2017 UTME materials.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Booard (JAMB) has arrested 25 people suspected to be involved in illegal registration and sales of 2017 UTME materials across various locations.
According to JAMB registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the suspects were arrested by the combined efforts of the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU).
He equally added that the JAMB e-Brochure and e-Syllabus, which were meant to be free were being sold by the culprits for as high as N800 each nationwide.
“...We were having reports that candidates are paying more than the N5,500 that is required, Some of them inflated the prices of registration and application documents, so we had to arrest them to show Nigerians that those items were not supposed to be sold.” Oloyede said.
He further urged applicants seeking to register for the forthcoming UTME to go about their registration in line with due processes, in order to avoid hitches associated with irregularities, noting that JAMB would stick to its stipulated April-ending deadline for this year's registration.
By
Chinelo Okafor
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