The Special Committee on Examination Infractions, set up by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has uncovered over 6,000 cases of technology enabled malpractices.
These malpractices were recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The committee’s chairman, Dr. Jake Epelle, disclosed the findings while presenting its report in Abuja on Monday.
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According to Dr. Epelle, “Examination malpractice has now become a highly organised, technology-driven, and culturally normalised enterprise.”
He revealed that 1,878 candidates falsely claimed to be albinos, while others engaged in biometric fraud and digital identity manipulation.
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“We documented 4,251 cases of ‘finger blending’, 190 cases of AI-assisted image morphing, and numerous instances of credential forgery, multiple NIN registrations, and solicitation schemes,” Epelle added.
The panel noted that these infractions were not limited to candidates alone.
“This fraud is sustained by syndicates involving some CBT centres, schools, parents, tutorial operators, and even technical accomplices,” the chairman said.
The committee warned that existing legal frameworks remain inadequate to tackle growing digital fraud, stressing that public trust in the examination system is being eroded.
In its recommendations, the panel urged JAMB to “deploy AI-powered biometric anomaly detection, dual verification systems, real-time monitoring, and establish a National Examination Security Operations Centre.”
