The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has apprehended a cop, Etim Israel, for engaging another person to sit for him in the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Israel, a Police Constable in Akwa Ibom Command, registered for the exam with his name while the mercenary/impersonator used his picture and other biometric details to sit for the exam.
The Policeman, who said he applied to study Fishery at the Akwa Ibom State University in the 2020 UTME, told newsmen on Friday in Abuja, that he paid N30,000 to engage the services of the mercenary (a teacher), one Emmanuel- now on the run, to sit for the exam as he was away on special duties.
Israel said after scoring over 240 in the exam and decided to commence the admission process, he was told that he won’t sail through because of disparity in the picture, which prompted him to visit JAMB’s office for correction, a move that landed him in trouble.
Israel said: “I went to their (JAMB) office to change my picture when they told me (in Akwa Ibom) that I won’t be able to use the result because of the picture.”
The Police Constable appealed to JAMB to temper justice with mercy, promising to help the board in investigating issues of impersonation in UTME.
Registrar of JAMB, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, who said Israel will be prosecuted in accordance with the law, expressed concerns on the antics of some candidates that try to circumvent watertight measures put in place to prevent impersonation.
