A member of an examination fraud syndicate, who was previously arrested and released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has now admitted to carrying on a complex online scheme that defrauded more than 131 candidates.
Emmanuel Akataka was re-arrested by officials of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and subsequently admitted on Thursday, March 26, during an interview with reporters at the Board’s headquarters in Abuja that he resumed the illegal activity despite earlier pledge to support efforts to curb examination malpractice.
He said he made over N1.5million from the scheme, although this was contradicted by the JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede who insisted that he made more than N8million defrauding UTME candidates under the guise of inflating their scores in this year’s exam.
“I am ashamed of everything I did. All I am asking for is one last chance. I will never go back to this act again,” he said.
