New York News
Mr Damilola Bamiro, an ICT consultant of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has warned registration officers in Computer Based Test (CBT) centres across the country, to respect guidelines for registration of candidates, or risk access withdrawal.
Mr Bamiro gave the warning during a combined ‘sting operation’ carried out by the board and some security operatives, on Monday in Lagos.
He was speaking against the backdrop of information received by the board, on alleged cyber bullying of a candidate,.
The candidate was allegedly bullied by some registration officers of a CBT centre located somewhere in the Ajah area of the state.
According to him, the board has resolved to come down hard, on any centre caught compromising the integrity of its examination.
“Today, based on a social media report that has gone viral, a woman complained that her 15-year-old daughter was being approached by a staff of the supposed centre, via a chat on the X platform.
“Immediately we got the information, we swung into action, because, of course, the board will never stand for such an act where anybody coming in contact with candidates’ information, will now turn around and use it for personal use.
“This contravenes a lot of laws today. So, going further, we identified the centre as you can see here, since our system identifies who has registere