DSP Chukwu Ikechukwu, Police
Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Command, made this known in a
statement made available to DAILY POST on Monday.
He noted that the men were
arrested on Monday 15th May, 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.
It said “The leader of the
syndicate, one 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 was one of the
centres approved by JAMB for candidates to write the examinations. 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 were 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 spokesman quoted Commissioner
of Police CP Don Awunah, as warning 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.
Awunah thanked the public for
their useful information on criminals and their activities and solicited for
more of such assistance
Eighteen male suspects are being
quizzed by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command for attempted exam malpractices
during the just concluded JAMB examinations held nationwide.
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