The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Special Committee on Examination Infractions has submitted a damning report exposing alarming levels of technology-driven malpractice threatening the integrity of Nigeria’s admission process.
Presenting the findings in Abuja to JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, the committee’s chairman, Jake Epelle, revealed that investigations into the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) uncovered:
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4,251 cases of “finger blending” – where candidates swap fingerprints to impersonate others.
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192 instances of AI-assisted impersonation using image morphing technologies.
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1,878 false disability claims, alongside forged credentials, multiple National Identification Number (NIN) registrations, and collusion between candidates and organised exam syndicates.
Epelle warned that malpractice has become “highly organised, technology-driven, and dangerously normalised”, with complicity extending beyond candidates to include parents, tutorial centres, schools, and even some Computer-Based Test (CBT) operators.
The committee, inaugurated on August 18 to probe rising infractions and assess JAMB’s systems, also flagged weak legal frameworks as a major obstacle to deterrence and enforcement.
To combat the threat, the panel recommended a multi-pronged security strategy, including:
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Deployment of AI-powered biometric anomaly detection.
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Real-time monitoring of examination centres.
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Establishment of a central Examination Security Operations Centre (ESOC).
The revelations underscore the growing sophistication of examination malpractice in Nigeria, raising urgent concerns over the credibility of admission processes and the need for stronger legal and technological safeguards.
👉 Read full details here: JAMB Panel Uncovers AI-Assisted Malpractice, 4,251 Finger-Blending Cases in 2025 UTME
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