another fraud of N26 million allegedly perpetrated by its former
Nasarawa State coordinator, simply identified as Tanko.
The development came barely one week after the board uncovered a N36
million fraud allegedly perpetrated by its Benue State sales clerk,
Philomena.
Tanko was said to have embezzled the money he generated from the sale
of the scratch cards hitherto used by candidates to either gain access
to the JAMB website for registration or other services.
JAMB spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, told newsmen in Abuja that the
former Nasarawa State coordinator had apologised to the JAMB audit
team for his inability to account for the money for unknown reasons.
The officer, in his confessional statement, claimed that the unsold
scratch cards were burnt when he was involved in a car crash, even as
he failed to account for the ones he sold before a ban was placed on
the use of scratch cards in 2016.
JAMB's head of media said that the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) and the police had been invited to assist in
recovering money allegedly stolen by its officials in the Abuja
headquarters and the state offices.
He said: "In JAMB, we have nothing to hide. We run an open door
system, where the public must have unfettered access to information,
positive or negative, present or past.
"The fact remains that the officer in question in our Benue office and
many others found in similar situations in some other states diverted
the funds before the coming of Oloyede.
"But, be that as it may, management is working assiduously to arrest
and hand over to the appropriate quarters this snake that swallowed
our N36 million and a host of others still in our system."
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