Pressured by public outcry over silence on the withheld results, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has inaugurated a special purpose committee to investigate the 6,458 cases of technology-driven malpractice detected during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.
According the board’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the results of 6,458 candidates remain under investigation for alleged involvement in high-tech cheating.
Inaugurating the 23-member committee on Monday in Abuja, , lamented the rising sophistication of exam fraud, urging the members to unravel the mystery behind the scourge.
He urged the committee to submit the report not later than three weeks from the day of its inauguration.
Members of the committee include Prof. Muhammad Bello, Prof. Samuel Odewummi, Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba, Prof. Ibe Ifeakandu and Prof. Tanko Ishaya.
Others are retired Police Commissioner Fatai Owoseni, Dr. Chuks Okpaka of Microsoft Africa, and the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students.
The Office of the National Security Adviser, the Department of State Services, the Nigeria Police Force, and the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, among others, were also represented.
