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According to Oloyede, some candidates actually fell for the trick, paying huge sums of money to purchase the question papers, only to be disappointed on the examination day.

At least 57,000 candidates sat for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, which kicked off on Saturday in 642 centres across the country.

Following the closure of registration for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, on Friday, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has urged candidates to crosscheck their registration details and make necessary corrections before midnight Saturday, April 6.

JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede disclosed that over 1.5 million candidates have so far registered for the annual matriculation examination.

Registrar of JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede, said in Abuja on Wednesday, that the network provider, which is one of the two contracted to provide internet access for the conduct of its computer - based UTME, failed to provide network to its Bwari CBT center last Monday

JAMB spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, said the suspects were however apprehended by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.