Trader Caught Impersonating Admission Seekers

Luck ran out on an impersonator, Emmanuel Uwakwe Wednesday as he was caught by security personnel of University of Calabar writing aptitude test for some admission seekers.

Uwakwe, an Aba- based trader, during interrogation, confessed he was to be paid #50, 000 for the illicit deal and had already collected #40,000 upfront.

Chief Security Officer of the institution, retired Capt. Austin Bisong, told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN that the suspect was caught after writing the Computer Based Test for six candidates who were seeking admission into the institution.

His words: “the suspect, Uwakwe, was arrested by our security operatives after they detected that he had stayed longer than expected on the computer.

“When he was arrested, he was already trying to log in the personal identity number for the seventh candidate.

“He was using five minutes for each paper during the examination.

“At this point, all the six candidates he wrote for can never have their results, and they have risked their admission status with the university,” he said.

According to him, investigation was ongoing to unravel if there was any connivance with any staff of the institution or security personnel.

He said that the suspect would be handed over to external security agency for further investigation and necessary action.

Meanwhile,  showing remorse for his action, Uwakwe has pleaded with the university management for forgiveness.

“They promised to give me N50,000 to write for seven candidates; out of that amount, I have collected N40,000 and was left with a balance of N10,000.

“I came all the way from Abia state to write the examination for the candidates. I am good in computer operation, that was why they contacted me.

“I have a shop in Ariaria market in Aba; I only came here to make some small money for myself. I want to plead with the school management to forgive me,” he said.