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The Police in Ogun state has warned prospective candidate sitting for the forthcoming Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to avoid any form of malpractice and avoid getting into trouble.

DSP Bimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Ota, Ogun.

Naija News reports that no fewer than 1.8 million Candidates have been registered to take the UTME organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), starting across the country on April 11.

Oyeyemi reminded the students that examination malpractice is an offense and that anyone caught violating the law would be arrested.

“The police has the power under the laws to prosecute anybody caught in any form of malpractice during the JAMB examination,” he said.

The PPRO said that the police would be in various centres in the state to monitor and ensure that there was no breakdown of law and order.