The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) revealed that 80% of fraudulent activities uncovered during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) were traced back to parents eager to secure unearned success for their children.
At a press briefing led by Dr. Jake Epelle, chair of the JAMB Special Committee on Examination Infractions, it was disclosed that parents, tutorial centres, schools, and select CBT operators were complicit in orchestrating widespread malpractice.
Committee findings included:
4,251 cases of fingerprint tampering (“finger blending”)
190 instances of AI-powered impersonation
1,878 false disability claims
Multiple cases of forged data, duplicate NINs, and institutional collusion
Dr. Epelle warned that while JAMB’s technology systems are robust, the growing ingenuity of perpetrators, especially tech-savvy conspirators, demands homegrown, adaptive safeguards to preserve the integrity of the examination process.
