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Thirty two students of Kogi State Polytechnic suspected to be involved in various forms of examination malpractices have been arrested in Sarkin Noma, an area close to the main campus in Lokoja, the Rector, Dr. Usman Salisu Ogbo has revealed.

The Rector made this known while addressing newsmen in Lokoja on Monday where he said two of such “centres” discovered include the Champion and California Lodges at Sarki Noma.

“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:

Adams Mubarak Sani – Mat. No.: 2018/HND/ACCT/148

Ogwu Sunday – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/475
Bala Sumaila – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/570
Ale Olayemi Christiana – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/468
John Moses (Adebanji Adefunke Jumoke)- Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/120
Isaiah Gideon – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/758
Abraham Nwanokwai – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/572
Atede Joseph Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/437
Isaiah Gideon – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/758 (2nd Script)
Ekele Charity Ojochide – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/672
Usman Monday Peter – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/464
Umar Abubakar – Mat. No.: 2019/ND/BUS/799
Muhammed Rufai – Mat. No.: 2019/ND/BUS/725
Danjuma Mustapha – Mat. No.: 2019/ND/PAD/672
Michael Gideon Ojochegbe – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/687
Usman Juliet – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/438
Alih Hussena – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/456
Ben Jibrin Ochijenu – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/603
Adejoh Daniel – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/186
Tijani Yusufu – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/217
Alih Ibrahim – Mat. No.: 2019/ND/BUS/124
Usman Husseini – Mat. No.: 2019/ND/BUS/876
Salifu Tenimu – Mat. No.: 2019/ND/BUS/277
Mathew Faith – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/834
Ejeh Friday – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/391
Attah Godwin – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/218
Yakubu Aliyu – Mat. No.: 2019/ND/BUS/1089
Momoh Haruna – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/454
Husseini Nasiru – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/283
Usman Juliet – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/438 (2nd Script)
Ogwu Sunday – Mat. No.: 2018/ND/BUS/475 (2nd Script)
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.