The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has said the agency uncovered 15,000 candidates who forged their admission letters to be eligible for the national service organised by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
The registrar said the board has started the prosecution of the perpetrators for alleged forgery.
Oloyede spoke yesterday during this year’s Batch C pre-mobilisation workshop organised by NYSC in Abuja.
The registrar said 17 deputy vice chancellors (DVC), deputy Registrars, including four JAMB’s workers, are in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other related Offences Commission (ICPC) over the alleged forgery.
He said: “One day, I ran to your predecessor (referring to DG of the NYSC) because I couldn’t believe that 15,000 candidates forged admission letters.
As I speak with you, some deputy registrars are being tried by the ICPC. Some deputy vice – chancellors, not less than 17, including four JAMB staff members, are in prison custody. We took them to the ICPC. Those who want to go to jail should do so knowingly, not by accident.
