UTME: Five jailed for exam fraud,123 facing trial (Punch)

Five suspects from Zamfara and Kebbi states, who were arrested for engaging in examination malpractices during the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, have been jailed for periods between three months and two years.

JAMB disclosed this in its bulletin released on Sunday, adding that 123 other suspects were standing trial across the country.

The 2019 UTME took place between April 11 and April 18 in 698 CBT centres nationwide.

In its bulletin on Sunday, the board said, “Five persons who were involved in one form of exam malpractice in the just concluded 2019 UTME have been convicted. As of Sunday, three suspects from Zamfara State and two from Kebbi have been convicted for periods of three months to two years. Read more

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