The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the Registrar of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede to commence immediate prosecution of the operators of 48 blacklisted Computer Based Test (CBT) Centres used for the conduct of the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi made the call on Thursday in Lagos while addressing select journalists. He noted that while the blacklisting of the fraudulent operators was commendable, the Board should go beyond that by prosecuting them to serve as a deterrent.
“What JAMB has done in that respect is a welcome development and a good decision. I will not expect it to stop at just blacklisting of such centres. The leadership of the board should go a step forward by prosecuting owners of the affected centre in order to serve as a deterrent to others. This measure will further ensure that the integrity of the examination cannot be undermined,’’ he added
Ogunyemi also called on security agencies to beam their search light on these fraudsters to frustrate their activities. He also warned parents and guardians to always verify centres where their wards are billed to take their CBT to forestall unpleasant consequences.
