The Federal University of Education Pankshin, FUEP, in Plateau, has raised alarm over the rate of fake National Certificate of Education, NCE, of the institution in circulation.
Prof. Jere Ndazhaga, the acting Vice Chancellor of university said this during a news conference on Monday in Jos.
He explained that the university recently uncovered the criminal act after an effort by a bearer of the fake certificate to upload it into the portal of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, failed.
“It is important to state clearly that the university recently uncovered a nefarious activity of a syndicate specialised in forging, faking, alteration of academic results purportedly to have been issued by the defunct Federal College of Education, Pankshin.
“This development is both disturbing and unacceptable to the management of the university.
“The incident came to light when an individual presented a suspicious certificate at the Examinations and Records section of the university with a complaint that the result failed to be uploaded on the JAMB portal.
“Due to the vigilance, professionalism, and high level of sensitivity of the staff on duty, inconsistencies were immediately observed and the matter was reported to the security agencies,” he said.
Ndazhaga explained that the investigation led to the arrest of two suspects, adding that they were later prosecuted and currently serving their jail terms.
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