One of the culprits, a corp member, who is serving at the
Federal College of Education, Kano, and engaged by the College PTDF-ICT CBT
Centre; and a graduate of Engineering, who also works at the Centre as a
registration officer, were caught after they had added one of their fingers to
complete the ten fingers of some candidates they registered.
The team also apprehended four other registration officers
at Butale Information Technology CBT Centre.
All the arrested registration officers would be profiled and
prosecuted if necessary in line with relevant laws guiding identity theft.
The team was earlier in Lagos to monitor the registration
exercise in the State. It was in Lagos that the team ordered the immediate
suspension of 4 ePIN vendors for extortion of innocent candidates participating
in the ongoing 2023 UTME registration exercise nationwide.
One of the e-pin vendors was suspended for selling
registration form N7,800 against the approved N5700 by JAMB.
The Registrar described the acts of these vendors as very
unfortunate, particularly the involvement of one of the major and otherwise
respected banks.
Prof. Oloyede urged candidates, who desired to sit the 2023
UTME to note that the registration fee with Mock UTME remains N6,700; and
N5,700 without Mock-UTME.
According to the Registrar, these fees are inclusive of all
charges, hence candidates are not to pay a dime for anything at any CBT
centres.
He stated that the Board would continue to monitor the
exercise physically and remotely.
He called on all Nigerians to report any illegalities to the
Board or security agencies if any vendor asked them to pay anything above the
prescribed fee or if a centre were to ask for payment before registering
candidates.
Candidates are also requested to be conscious of extant
registration on guidelines that require that their fingers should be captured
for biometric verification.
They are to note that the add motion of any other finger) by
other individuals would jeopardize their chances of sitting the examination and
also, lead as collaborators in identity theft.
In case of difficulty in capturing any of the fingers of a
candidate, the required registration officer is to forward the appropriate
resort to the National Headquarters, Abuja.
The Board also announced that it would in conjunction with
the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and other
relevant agencies, continue to monitor the registration exercise across the
country to ensure that Nigerians, who desire to participate In the exercise are
not exploited, frustrated, or misled into mutilating their data.
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