Joint Admissions And Matriculation Board Parades Two Staff Members For Fraudulent Act

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have paraded two of its staff members who allegedly extorted money from Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates with the promise to help them secure university admission.

One of the affected staff members, Andy Okoro, a level 12 officer in Delta State JAMB office, said he collected N500,000 from four parents, out of which he paid N180,000 to a colleague, Gambo Ibrahim Abba, to help facilitate their university admission.

Trouble started when one of the parents in Delta State petitioned JAMB on Okoro’s activities, a move that prompted the Board to investigate deeply into the issue.

Okoro told journalists in Abuja that he engaged in the fraudulent act because of economic hardship.

A mild drama, ensued when his accomplice, Gambo, a level 8 officer at JAMB headquarters, said he was probably hypnotised by Okoro to engage in the shady deals.

The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who expressed surprise that the affected staff defied the Board’s zero tolerance for corruption, vowed to ensure they face the full wrath of the law.

Oloyede called on parents and candidates not to allow anyone collect money from them on the guise of helping them to secure admission to their choice institution, as the system is now fully automated.