Friday, June 14, 2024 - The Nigeria Police Force has arrested three men behind the proliferation of fake websites for JAMB registration, falsifying fake JAMB Admission Letters, System Interference and schemes operating phishing websites to defraud unsuspecting JAMB candidates.
Confirming their arrest to newsmen,
the spokesperson of the Police force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the suspects
identified as Effa Leonard Mpama, Ibang Ernest Jerome and Eshiet Odotukana
Benson, all male of ages 34, 38 and 38 respectively and others at large, belong
to a syndicate who intentionally and knowingly conspired and procured amongst
themselves services that enabled them to illegally access JAMB restricted
Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) and e-facility respectively, and
proceeded to alter and delete other candidates' previous admission letters and
inputted fake details resulting in inauthentic admission letter which were
acted upon as genuine to secure admissions into tertiary institutions and
mobilization for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme, thus
compromising the entire JAMB admission process with its attendant
consequences.
‘’Upon arrest the suspects revealed their
various degrees of involvement in the conspiracy, corroborating the already
available overwhelming evidence. The duo of Effa Leonard Mpama and Ibang Ernest
Jerome and others at large collect personal details of the prospective
candidates and forward same to Mr. Eshiet Odotukana Benson who gets CAPS links
from Daniel and Chris; Messrs. Daniel and Chris still at large are working in
the JAMB Computer Based Test (CBT) Centers domiciled in FAN and UNICAL
respectively in Calabar, Cross River State. '
In more developments, digital Forensic
analysis led to the recovery of 4 fake domains, websites and 2 principal threat
actors of a syndicate in Imọ State behind the creation of the fake domains and
other associated websites operated by them. Similarly, the third suspect,
Mr Eshiet, who has access to the CAPS links unlike the duo above,
proceeds to any CBT centre and opens the jamb e-facility with a login detail of
a candidate with previous admission and thereafter superimposes the new details
collected to create a fake admission letter.'' Adejobi said
He stated that the offences are contrary to
sections 8, 13 and 27 of the Cybercrimes Act, 2015 as amended
While strongly warning against all
sorts of criminal partnerships that promote illegal activities of this nature
and others engaging in similar activities, Adejobi mentioned that the Inspector
General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, applauded the Nigeria Police
Force National Cybercrime Center led by CP Uche Ifeanyi Henry as he reaffirms
the commitment of the Force to leveraging on emerging technological
advancements to protect the citizens of Nigeria both physically and digital
space.
The suspects will be charged in court upon the conclusion of the investigation.
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