The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Special Committee on Examination Infractions (SCEIi) has revealed widespread technology-driven malpractice in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Presenting its report in Abuja to JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, the committee’s chairman, Jake Epelle, said investigators uncovered 4,251 cases of “finger blending” and 192 instances of Artificial Intelligence-assisted impersonation through image morphing.
The panel, inaugurated on August 18, also documented 1,878 false disability claims, forged credentials, multiple national identification number (NIN) registrations, and collusion between candidates and examination syndicates.
Epelle warned that examination fraud has become highly organised and normalised, with parents, tutorial centres, schools, and even some CBT operators complicit. He added that weak legal frameworks were making enforcement difficult.
The committee recommended that JAMB adopt stronger technological safeguards, including AI-powered biometric anomaly tools, real-time monitoring, and a central Examination Security Operations Centre.
