The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested 18 men
for allegedly attempting to hack into JAMB’s Website, in order to have access
to examination questions.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), a Deputy
Superintendent of Police (DSP), Chukwu Ikechukwu, said that the 18 suspects,
all men, are presently being quizzed.
Ikechukwu said: “The 18 male suspects are being
quizzed by the Command for attempted exam malpractices during the just
concluded JAMB examinations held nationwide.”
The image maker further noted that the suspects were
arrested on May 15, 2017, in a rented apartment at No.13, Lutheran Road, Ikot
Ekpene, while trying to hack into JAMB Website to have access to exam
questions.
“The leader of the syndicate, Isaiah Akpan Eshiet,
works for Gmail Computer Technology and Management, Institute located at No.15,
Lutheran Road, Ikot Ekpen as the Centre Manager. The Institute is one of
the centres approved by JAMB for candidates to write the examinations,” said
Ikechukwu.
Ikechukwu continued: “The Centre Manager rented the
office, which is about a few metres away from the Institute, to specifically
perpetrate the crime. He linked a cable from the rented office to a switch of
the Institute’s Computer system in the proprietor’s office with the intention
to connect the JAMB Server for access to JAMB questions. He had not
succeeded when the police on information swooped on him and his
associates. Among the accomplices in the Command’s custody are scouts for
interested candidates and those on standby, popularly referred to as
mercenaries, who were to solve the exam questions and transmit
answers to candidates in the examination hall at the Institute. Items recovered
from the syndicate include 27 laptops, cables and a generating set.”
The Commissioner of Police Akwa Ibom State, Don
Awunah, reiterated that there was no hiding place for criminals in the state.
He reassured that the Command will continue to
collaborate with all exam bodies in the state to eliminate cheats from the
processes and safeguard their collective integrity.
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