A man identified as Eric Nwombu has been arrested by the Anambra State Police after he was caught collecting 2026 UTME examination slips from students at a cyber cafe in Atani, Anambra State.
The arrest was made on Saturday morning by operatives of the Inspector General of Police’s Safe School Initiative. Nwombu is being held on charges of criminal impersonation and unlawful possession of JAMB examination materials.
Students had visited the cyber cafe in Atani to check their examination centres ahead of the 2026 UTME when the suspect reportedly approached them and began collecting their exam slips. A report was made to the police, and operatives moved in to apprehend him.
Police recovered the following items from Nwombu: eight JAMB 2026 examination slips belonging to students and an exercise book containing names and examination numbers of students. He could not satisfactorily account for any of the recovered items.
Command spokesman SP Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed the arrest in a press statement on Saturday, saying: “Operatives of the IGP’s Safe School Initiative of the Anambra State Police Command, in the morning of Saturday, arrested one male suspect, Eric Nwombu, for alleged criminal impersonation and unlawful possession of JAMB examination materials.
“Items recovered include eight JAMB examination slips and an exercise book containing names and examination numbers of students, which he could not satisfactorily account for. The arrest followed a report of how the suspect was collecting 2026 JAMB examination slips from students who had come to check their examination centres in a cyber cafe in Atani.”
Investigations into the matter are ongoing.
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