The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has identified Anambra and Imo states as having the highest number of exam malpractice cases involving fingerprint fraud during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
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JAMB disclosed this during its 2025 policy meeting held on Tuesday. The board listed 19 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres across the country that were caught for irregularities related to identity impersonation through fingerprint manipulation.
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According to the report, six of the affected centres were located in Anambra, while Imo had four. Other states on the list included Abia, Edo, Ebonyi, Kano, Delta, Kaduna, Rivers, and Enugu, each with one or two centres involved.
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JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, stated that some fraudsters employed extreme tactics such as using albinos to distort facial recognition systems and upload false images remotely. He noted that the board had tightened its monitoring to curb such practices and maintain exam credibility.
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In a related case, two suspects were arraigned before a Federal High Court in Katsina for alleged impersonation during the 2025 UTME. The police prosecution said the offence took place at Zee Alpha International School in Funtua.
Court documents revealed that Bolanwu Emmanuel, a registered UTME candidate, had invited another individual, Ibrahim Abdulaziz, to take the exam on his behalf. The impersonator reportedly used Emmanuel’s details, including his registration number, to sit for the test.
The accused were charged under multiple sections of the Examination Malpractice Act, which prohibits both impersonation and unlawful participation in official assessments. The charges carry strict penalties under Nigerian law.
Both defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges when presented before Justice Hussaini Dadan-Garba. The court adjourned the matter to July 18, allowing the prosecution time to call witnesses for trial.
JAMB has continued to express concern over the increasing use of sophisticated methods in exam cheating and has vowed to prosecute offenders to preserve the integrity of Nigeria’s higher education entry system.
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