A Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Computer-Based Test (JAMB CBT), manager was arrested for allegedly engaging in an online chat with a 15-year-old candidate, using information obtained during her exam registration.

The candidate’s mother who had used her phone number to register her daughter, revealed this when she received inappropriate messages on her mobile phone shortly after the candidate registered.

The mother of the candidate accused JAMB in a social media post of negligence and lack of data security, which made the examination body quickly investigate the matter.

The mother’s statement revealed that the CBT manager accessed the phone number from the registration form and initiated a text conversation, thinking he was communicating directly with the candidate.

The manager, despite being told of the teenager’s age, continued in messaging and advised that the communication be kept confidential.

The mother’s post on the incident generated outrage on social media.

Thereafter, JAMB started an internal investigation and collaborated with law enforcement authorities, leading to the arrest of the accused staff member, along with an alleged accomplice, within a short period.

Speaking to newsmen after the arrest, JAMB’s ICT consultant, Damilola Bamiro, on Thursday said, “Today, based on the social media report that has gone around where a mother complained that her 15-year-old daughter was being approached by a staff of one of our CBT centers, and immediately we got that information, we swung into action.

“We identified the center and since our system identifies who has registered a candidate, we were able to apprehend both the person who registered the candidate and the person that approached the minor.”

“We have them in custody already, just to assure Nigerians that JAMB will always swing into action whenever any case against any candidate is reported.”

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