The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State command, has arrested one Ezennia Onyeka for allegedly operating illegal Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) registration centre in Nnewi.
The state Commandant of the
corps, Mr David Bille, confirmed the arrest in an interview with Newsperson in
Awka on Friday.
Bille said the suspect was
arrested in Nnewi, following intelligence report that he was registering JAMB
candidates at the cost of between N5,000 and N7,000 each.
Bille said that many
unsuspecting candidates had fallen victim to the fraud at the centre, known as
100 Per Cent Computer Center.
He said: “The suspect was
charging the unsuspecting candidates above the official N4,700 stipulated by
JAMB.
“After careful and discrete
investigation carried out by men of NSCDC, it was uncovered that the cyber cafe
being operated by the suspect was not in the list of centres accredited by JAMB
to sell its forms.’’
Bille said that the NSCDC operatives, who arrested the suspect, disguised themselves as prospective JAMB candidates.
“The operatives observed
that the suspect was exploiting innocent and young Nigerians seeking for
brighter future.
Bille said that the suspect
admitted the offence and pleaded for forgiveness with a promise to turn over a
new leaf.
The commandant said that
investigation was still ongoing and that he would be made to face the full
wrath of the law at the end of the investigation.