Professor sentenced for attempting to take JAMB exam for daughter
A Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja has sentenced Professor Jide Josiah Jisos for impersonation during the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) exam in 2019.
The court, situated in Wuse Zone 2, found Jisos guilty after he was caught by JAMB officials while monitoring the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at Brix Academy in Abuja.
According to a statement released by the Board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, Professor Jisos had gone to the school under the pretense of being a representative of a non-governmental organization (NGO), claiming he was there to oversee the examination.
The statement reads:
However, his deception was uncovered when he was questioned by the leader of the monitoring team in the examination hall, who asked him to clarify his purpose.
“Unable to substantiate his claims, Jisos was arrested and handed over to security personnel for further investigation. During interrogation, he confessed that he was not affiliated with any NGO and was actually in the examination hall to assist his daughter in taking the 2019 UTME.
“Chief Magistrate Honorable Justice Folashade Oyekan found Jisos guilty of a one-count charge of impersonation and sentenced him to six months in prison, with an option of a ₦100,000 fine.”
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