UTME 2019: 49 CBT Centres Suspended, 50 Impostors Arrested- JAMB Reveals

How  JAMB Arrested Profesional Exam Writers During Ongoing UTME

The Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB), says it has uncovered and arrested ‘Professional Examination Writers’ who write the examination for candidates for a fee.

According to its weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar for April 15, 50 of such fraudulent persons were apprehended in centres across the country as a result of various intelligence gathering.

The bulletin also said that the board suspended 49 CBT centres from participating in the ongoing exercise.

The suspended centers which are spread across the country were suspended for failing to live up to expectations in ensuring a seamless examination.

30 of the exam centres were suspended during the start of the exam on April 11, while the other 19 were blacklisted during the registration’s exercise; 10 of the centres are located in the FCT.

Naija News reports that the exam which commenced on April 11 had registered 1.8 million candidates.