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The Joint Revenue and Matriculation Council (Jamb) has increased the alarm over the surge of sophisticated and driven -driven inspection malpractice and is driven by technology, warning that the integrity of the Nigerian reception system is under a serious threat.
This concern follows the submission of a report by the Jamb Special Committee on Examination Violations (SCEI), which was presented in Abuja on Monday to the registrant, Professor Is-Haq Oloyede, by the Chairperson of the Committee, Dr. Jake Epelle.
According to Epelle, the panel found 4,251 cases of “mixing fingers”-Biometric Manipulation Techniques-and 190 Examples of imitation assisted by AI using morphing images during their investigation into 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The Committee, inaugurated on August 18, 2025, was assigned to investigate the wave of malpractice that increased, reviewing the Jamb security system, and recommending reforms.
Describe the assignment as “moral obligations, national services, and the struggle for the soul of meritocracy in Nigeria,” Epelle stressed that the findings show that malpractice has evolved into a very organized scheme, which is driven by technology that is normalized dangerous.
Other violations highlighted in this report include 1,878 fake defects, falsified credentials, several registration of national identification numbers (NIN), and collusion involving candidates, syndicates, and even some CBT central operators.
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Epelle further revealed that parents, tutorial centers, and schools are often involved, while weak legal frameworks are limited.
To restore credibility, the Committee outlines a series of reforms, including:
-Distribution of AI -powered biometric detection tools,
-monitoring real time through the center of the central inspection security operation,
– Cancellation of fraud results,
– Sanctions ranging from a ban of one to three years,
– prosecution of violators, and
– Registration of central sanctions to guide institutions and entrepreneurs.
The committee also urged preventive measures such as digitizing the correction process, tightening verification of disability, managing mobile-first platforms, and prohibiting bulk registration by schools.
In the field of law, the panel recommends amendments to the Jamb Law and the Malpractice of Examination to overcome biometric and digital fraud, in addition to the creation of special legal units in Jamb.
Outside of technical solutions, the report calls for value -based responses, proposing a national “first integrity” campaign, ethical integration into the school curriculum, and accountability for parents who help malpractice.
For perpetrators under 18, the Committee suggests rehabilitation acts rather than punishment, recommend counseling and oversee reintegration based on the child’s rights law.
Epelle warned that failure to act firmly could endanger the entire Nigerian education system. “If left uncontrollably, the examination malpractice will continue to erode services, damage public trust, and destroy the basis of education and development of Nigerian human resources,” he said.
