Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps , Ondo State Command, has arrested three candidates, allegedly for examination malpractice during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
NSCDC state commandant, Mr . Pedro Awili , disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Akure .
Awili said the three students were arrested variously at Adeyemi College of Education in Ondo town and Oyemekun Grammar School centre , Akure .
He said it was only the NSCDC officials that were given the mandate to deploy officers and men across the country to monitoring and supervisor the UTME Computer Based Test .
“ In this UTME, the command has arrested three suspects – one female and two males , they are right now in our detection .
“ Those caught will not go unpunished, while some of them will be prosecuted to serve as deterrent to other students who look for shortcut to pass exams, ” he said .
According to him , member of public need to know that examination malpractice is a very serious crime .
The NSCDC boss called on parents and guardians to advise their children and wards to study diligently and shun examination malpractice .