The Rector, Kogi State Polytechnic Dr. Usman Salisu Ogbo has said that thirty two students have been arrested by the institution’s security architecture while writing the second-semester examinations at a Sarki Noma miracle examination centre, a suburb of Lokoja.
He made this known while addressing newsmen in Lokoja.
According to him, two of the centres discovered include the Champion and California Lodges at Sarki Noma a Lokoja metropolis Suburb.
‘Just few days ago, I got an intelligence report in respect of existence of examination “Magic Centres” both within the campus and in some parts of Lokoja.
“We immediately set investigative machineries in motion to ascertain the authenticity of the report. Lo and behold, the centre being controlled by a syndicate of some disgruntled elements in our system was discovered right in the heart of Lokoja.
“These are our students at one of the “Magic Centres” writing their examination while examination for the course(s) in question was going on in the approved halls on the campus.
“Let me re-emphasize that this was a normal practice though some disciplined members of staff in the Polytechnic doubted its existence, before we were able to unravel this academic decadence with evidence on Thursday 5th November, 2020.
He stated that on the 5th November, 2020, team of security were able to burst one of the centres called “Champion Lodge” at Sarkin Norma after the Primary School even as the suspects escaped before the arrival of the security team, a total of 32 scripts already answered with respect to different courses with students’ particulars respectively written were retrieved from “Carlifonia Lodge” at the same “Sarkin Norma” where the scripts were kept for onward transmission to their Principal(s).
The 32 scripts retrieved from the “Magic Centre” as compiled by the Chief Security Officer (CSO) are:
1. Adams Mubarak Sani – Mat. No.: 2018/HND/ACCT/148
2. Ogwu Sunday – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/475
3. Bala Sumaila – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/570
4. Ale Olayemi Christiana – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/468
5. John Moses (Adebanji Adefunke Jumoke)- Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/120
6. Isaiah Gideon – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/758
7. Abraham Nwanokwai – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/572
8. Atede Joseph Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/437
9. Isaiah Gideon – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/758 (2nd Script)
10. Ekele Charity Ojochide – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/672
11. Usman Monday Peter – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/464
12. Umar Abubakar – Mat. No.: 2019/ND/BUS/799
13. Muhammed Rufai – Mat. No.: 2019/ND/BUS/725
14. Danjuma Mustapha – Mat. No.: 2019/ND/PAD/672
15. Michael Gideon Ojochegbe – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/687
16. Usman Juliet – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/438
17. Alih Hussena – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/456
18. Ben Jibrin Ochijenu – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/603
19. Adejoh Daniel – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/186
20. Tijani Yusufu – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/217
21. Alih Ibrahim – Mat. No.: 2019/ND/BUS/124
22. Usman Husseini – Mat. No.: 2019/ND/BUS/876
23. Salifu Tenimu – Mat. No.: 2019/ND/BUS/277
24. Mathew Faith – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/834
25. Ejeh Friday – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/391
26. Attah Godwin – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/218
27. Yakubu Aliyu – Mat. No.: 2019/ND/BUS/1089
28. Momoh Haruna – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/454
29. Husseini Nasiru – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/283
30. Usman Juliet – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/438 (2nd Script)
31. Ogwu Sunday – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/475 (2nd Script)
32. Ademu Suleiman – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/946
He said further efforts led to the arrest of some of the participants at the “Magic Centre” on Friday 6th November, 2020 who confessed to not only participated but also paid Two thousand naira (N2, 000.00) per paper. The names of those nabbed are:
i. Adams Mubarak Sani – Mat. No.: 2018/HND/ACCT/148
ii. Atede Joseph – Mat. No: 2018/ND/BUS/437
iii. Usman Juliet – Mat. No. 2018/ND/BUS/438
iv. Alih Hussena – Mat. No. 2018/ND/BUS/456
Dr Ogbo told Journalists that the perpetrators and their accomplices will face the institution’s rules and guidelines.
He said all the suspects will appear before the examination committee for appropriate action.
