By Damilare Adeleye
A Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has sentenced one Jide Josiah Jisos, who claims to be a ‘Professor’ to six months imprisonment for impersonation.
It was learnt that the accused person committed the crime during the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
JAMB said Jisos was apprehended by its officials while monitoring the 2019 UTME at Brix Academy in Abuja.
During the exam, Jisos presented himself as a representative of a non-governmental organization (NGO) that came to oversee the examination.
However, Jisos was arrested and handed over to security officials for investigation after being discovered to be an impersonator.
He was busted after he could not justify his claims during the questioning by the leader of the monitoring team in the hall.
During interrogation, he confessed that he was not affiliated with any NGO and was in the examination hall to assist his daughter in taking the 2019 UTME.
After being found guilty of impersonation, Jisos was sentenced to six months in prison with an option of a N100,000 fine.
“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.
“The Chief Magistrate, Honourable 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 N100,000 fine,” a statement by the spokesperson of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, partly read.