JAMB Suspends Accounts Of Students Who Sued Over Post-UTME Irregularities

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended the accounts of several students who filed a lawsuit against the board and two universities over alleged irregularities in the Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME).

The affected students, who had applied for admission into the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), are currently engaged in a legal battle with JAMB, UNILAG, and OAU before the Federal High Court in Enugu.

Despite an existing Ex Parte order issued by Justice Mabel Segun-Bello directing all parties to maintain the status quo pending the hearing of the case, the students’ accounts were reportedly suspended from JAMB’s portal.

Education advocate and CEO of Educare, Alex Onyia, made the suspension public on Friday through a post on X, where he shared screenshots of one of the affected accounts belonging to candidate Monsura Aliat Aduragbemi. He described JAMB’s action as “wickedness,” noting that the same institutions had already filed an appeal despite denying receipt of the court order.

Onyia had earlier accused the universities of wrongly flagging hundreds of students for malpractice due to a glitch in their online testing systems, saying he compiled 752 reports from affected candidates. He warned that unless the issue was resolved, legal action would be pursued to protect the students’ rights.

In response to the complaints, the Federal High Court in Enugu had ordered both UNILAG and OAU to suspend their 2025/2026 admission processes pending resolution of the matter. The ruling restrained JAMB and the two universities from releasing or approving any admission lists until the case was fully heard.

The students — Chibuzor Success, Oyeleye Zainab Ayomide, Adedeji John Samuel, Monsura Aliat Aduragbemi, and Bassey Daniel Nsikak — filed the suit through their legal representatives, F.K. Nnadi and Co., demanding an interim injunction to halt admissions over alleged irregularities.

Justice Segun-Bello, in her ruling, held that the applicants had raised triable issues that required both sides to be heard. She ordered all parties to maintain the current state of affairs regarding the admission process until further notice.

The court adjourned the case to October 28, 2025, for continuation of the hearing.

When contacted for clarification on why the students’ accounts were suspended despite the court order, JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, did not respond to messages as of the time of this report.