UTME: Abuja Court jails fake professor for impersonation
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has sentenced a man, Jide Josiah Jisos, who falsely claimed to be a professor, to six months in prison for impersonation during the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, revealed in a statement that Jisos was arrested by JAMB officials at Brix Academy, Abuja, while he was monitoring the 2019 UTME under the guise of representing a non-governmental organisation (NGO). His true intention was to assist his daughter in taking the exam.
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Jisos was detained after failing to verify his identity when questioned by the head of the monitoring team. During further investigation, he admitted that he had no affiliation with any NGO.
On October 24, 2024, Chief Magistrate Folashade Oyekan found Jisos guilty of impersonation, sentencing him to six months in prison, with an alternative fine of N100,000.
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