JAMB Exam Malpractice report exposes over 6,000 tech-enabled UTME frauds, including biometric scams and fake albinism claims, urging urgent reforms

JAMB Exam Malpractice has reached an alarming scale, with over 6,000 cases of technology-enabled infractions uncovered during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), according to a report released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Special Committee on Examination Infractions

Also read: JAMB Exam Malpractice: Parents Blamed for 80% of Cases.

Speaking in Abuja on Monday, the committee’s chairman, Dr. Jake Epelle, described the malpractice landscape as “a highly organised, technology-driven, and culturally normalised enterprise.”

The committee was inaugurated on August 18 to investigate rising examination fraud trends.

Shocking Figures from the Report:

• 4,251 cases of finger blending – a biometric fraud technique
• 1,878 false declarations of albinism to bypass biometric verification
• 190 instances of AI-assisted image morphing
• Widespread use of fake National Identification Numbers (NINs)
•  Multiple credential forgeries and syndicate-led scam networks

Dr. Epelle warned that the malpractice is not limited to candidates alone, revealing complicity by CBT centres, schools, parents, tutorial operators, and even tech accomplices.

The committee criticized the current legal framework as outdated and inadequate, highlighting the urgent need for reforms to address biometric and digital fraud.

It warned that public trust in JAMB’s examination system is eroding, with advanced fraud schemes outpacing existing enforcement and monitoring mechanisms.

To combat JAMB Exam Malpractice, the committee advised:

• Deployment of AI-powered biometric anomaly detection
•  Real-time dual verification systems
•  Creation of a National Examination Security Operations Centre (NESOC)
• Cancellation of fraudulent results and 1–3 year bans on offenders
• Prosecution of both candidates and collaborators
•  Establishment of a Central Sanctions Registry for employers and institutions
• Reform of the JAMB Act and Examination Malpractice Act to criminalise digital identity fraud
•  Strengthening of mobile-first self-service portals and tightening of disability verification

The scale of the findings reflects a deeper cultural problem.

JAMB Exam Malpractice is no longer a fringe issue—it is now systemic, leveraging advanced tech and human networks to compromise Nigeria’s education integrity.

With parental complicity blamed for 80% of infractions, the report challenges not just regulatory bodies, but also societal attitudes toward education and accountability.

Also read: JAMB Exam Malpractice: Parents Blamed for 80% of Cases

If left unchecked, Dr. Epelle warns, these infractions could permanently undermine the credibility of Nigeria’s tertiary admissions system.