Eighteen
male suspects are being quizzed by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command
for attempted exam malpractices during the just concluded JAMB
examinations held nationwide. The men were arrested on Monday 15th May,
2017 in a rented apartment at No.13, Lutheran Road, Ikot Ekpene, while
trying to hack into JAMB Website to have access to exam questions.
The
leader of the syndicate, one Isaiah Akpan Eshiet, works for Gmail
Computer Technology and Management Institute located at No.15, Lutheran
Road, Ikot Ekpen as the Centre Manager. The Institute was one of the
centres approved by JAMB for candidates to write the examinations.
The
Centre Manager rented the office, which is about a few metres away from
the Institute, to specifically perpetrate the crime. He linked a cable
from the rented office to a switch of the Institute’s Computer system in
the proprietor’s office with the intention to connect the JAMB Server
for access to JAMB questions. He had not succeeded when the police on
information swooped on him and his associates. Among the accomplices in
the Command’s custody were scouts for interested candidates and those
on standby, popularly referred to as mercenaries, who were to solve
the exam questions and transmit answers to candidates in the examination
hall at the Institute. Items recovered from the syndicate include 27
laptops, cables and a generating set.
The
Commissioner of Police Akwa Ibom State, CP Don Awunah, fsi,amnipr,
reiterates that there is no hiding place for criminals in the state. He
reassures that the Command will continue to collaborate with all exam
bodies in the state to eliminate cheats from the processes and safeguard
their collective integrity. The Commissioner of Police continually
appreciates useful information from members of the public on criminals
and their activities in the in the state, and seizes this medium to
solicits for more of such assistance.
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