A young lady named Miss Akpabio, has been caught for attempting to smuggle a phone inside a centre for the unified tertiary matriculation examination.
According to THE NATION, operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) arrested Miss Joy Apkabio and her accomplice, Andrew Etziuala, for alleged involvement in examination malpractice in the ongoing unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME).
Miss Akpabio was caught using a phone which she carried into the hall in her private parts.
The Commandant, NSCDC Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Mr. Patrick Akpan, disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday in Company of Spokesperson of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Dr. Fabian Benjamin.
Mr. Akpan said the suspects were apprehended at Baptist Academy, Karu, a suburb in the outskirt of the Federal Capital Territory.
The commandant, who revealed that Miss Akpabio concealed the mobile phone in her pant, said she was caught on CCTV cameras while using the phone to cheat.
The commandant, who revealed that Miss Akpabio concealed the mobile phone in her pant, said she was caught on CCTV cameras while using the phone to cheat.
Master Etziuala on the other hand, was said to have supplied her answers to the questions through text messages.
The answers, Dr. Benjamin said, dated back to 1990 JAMB questions and not that of 2018 questions.
The board had banned the use of mobile phones and other electronic devices from examination centres.
Mr. Akpan said:
