Police nab fake JAMB coordinator in Anambra

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested one male suspect, identified as Eric Nwombu, for alleged criminal impersonation and unlawful possession of JAMB examination materials.

In a press statement on Saturday, the Spokesman for the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the operatives arrested the suspect under the IGP’s “Safe School Initiative”.

Ikenga said items recovered from the suspect include eight JAMB examination slips and an exercise book containing names and examination numbers of students, which he could not satisfactorily account for.

He added that the arrest followed a report that the suspect was collecting 2026 JAMB examination slips from students who had come to check their examination centres at a cyber cafe in Atani.

The statement read, “Operatives of the IGP’s Safe School Initiative of the Anambra State Police Command, in the morning of Saturday, arrested one male suspect, Eric Nwombu, for alleged criminal impersonation and unlawful possession of JAMB examination materials.

“Items recovered include eight JAMB examination slips and an exercise book containing names and examination numbers of students, which he could not satisfactorily account for.

“The arrest followed a report of how the suspect was collecting 2026 JAMB examination slips from students who had come to check their examination centres in a cyber cafe in Atani.

“Upon inquiry, the suspect allegedly claimed to be a JAMB 2026 coordinator in Atani. The staff of the computer centre, dissatisfied with his response and suspicious of his actions, alerted the police operatives in the area.

“On sighting the operatives approaching, the suspect attempted to flee but was apprehended.”

According to him, preliminary investigation has since commenced, and the case will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka, for discreet investigation.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, reiterates the Command’s commitment to safeguarding the integrity of public examinations and urges members of the public to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious activities to the Police,” the statement concluded.