The Bayelsa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested four male candidates sitting for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) over the vandalism of a Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre in Otuoke.
Details of the FUOtuoke CBT Centre Incident
- The incident occurred on Tuesday, 22nd June 2021, at the CBT centre located inside the Federal University Otuoke (FUOtuoke), Bayelsa State, where the suspects disrupted the smooth conduct of the examination and destroyed facility property.
- Parading the suspects, the NSCDC Bayelsa State Commandant, Mrs. Christiana Abiakam-Omanu, stated that officers allowed the four candidates to finish writing their examination before effecting their arrest.
- While the four suspects confessed and pleaded for leniency, the Commandant confirmed that investigations are ongoing to apprehend other accomplices and prosecute them for destroying public infrastructure.
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