A 66-year-old retired federal civil servant, Fredrick Omorieve and his wife, Evelyn Omorieve, have been arrested by the police in Asaba, Delta State, for allegedly sitting examinations for two of their children.
A 66-year-old retired federal civil servant, Fredrick Omorieve and his wife, Evelyn Omorieve are currently cooling their heels in the custody of the men of the Delta state police command after they were nabbed writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WAEC for their children who had failed the examination severally.
PUNCH reports that the police swung into action following an intelligence report on the nefarious activities of the aged couple.
The examination was arranged at a special centre to facilitate the crime. They were nabbed by security operative dressed in mofty. After their arrest at the venue of the examination, police detectives reportedly took their statements under cautions and they were released on bail.
The couple were, however, rearrested by the police on Saturday around the Deeper Life Church Street, Anwai Road, Asaba. They were accused of jumping bail and are currently helping the police with further investigations.
Confirming their arrest, the Police Commissioner in the state, Alkali Baba Usman, said their case file was transferred from the Edo State Police Command to Delta after they were alleged to have jumped bail after being arrested for alleged examination malpractice.
Sources said the suspects had been under pressure to assist two of their six children sit the examination last week Thursday at one of the “miracle centres” in Benin-City, where police detectives arrested them.
It was further gathered that the two children had sat for the sub-regional examination more than three times without passing despite series of lessons they attended before they were re-enrolled at the “miracle centre” in Benin.