Two equal twins have been arrested for alleged examination malpractice inside the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation examination (UTME), on the university of Maiduguri centre, Borno.

Mr Babagana Gutti, leader Examiner Officer within the nation, informed the News Agency of Nigeria that the twins had been apprehended by means of the security operatives on Saturday in Maiduguri.

Gutti stated that the lookalike brothers tricked invigilators and protection personnel to gain front to the centre.

The JAMB authentic defined that one, Hussain Andulhammeed, turned into captured inside the biometric registration for the pc based totally take a look at (CBT), adding that this brother Hassan took benefit in their semblance and sat for the exam in location of his brother.

“We do now not suspect foul play until one of the invigilators observed the opposite equal twin outdoor the exam hall.

“The invigilator have become curious and requested him few questions; however no longer happy with solutions he put them together for verification.

“it is unfortunate our findings confirmed that he became inside the examination corridor in place of his brother.

“The applicants were penalised and exceeded over to protection employees,” he said