The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has confirmed the arrest of six Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre operators and 34 prospective UTME candidates in Kano State over registration malpractice.
How the Biometric Fraud Was Uncovered
Speaking on Wednesday, 1st February 2023, Prof. Oloyede explained that examination malpractice often begins at the point of registration when someone else's fingerprints are substituted for the candidate's during biometric capture.
- At Butale Computer Centre in Kano, a law student of Bayero University, Kano (BUK) was arrested after thumb-printing for 14 prospective UTME candidates.
- A second individual at the same centre was caught thumb-printing for another 14 candidates.
- A third culprit was caught red-handed by Prof. Oloyede while registering for six candidates.
2023 UTME Registration Progress
Prof. Oloyede also disclosed that over 500,000 candidates have registered so far out of JAMB's projected 1.8 million candidates for the 2023 UTME, warning applicants to register early rather than waiting for a deadline extension.
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