DSS Arrests 20 Suspects for Allegedly Hacking UTME Results
The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force have arrested 20 suspects for allegedly hacking the 2025 Computer-based test examinations conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
The arrest was carried out in Abuja on Friday.
According to reports, the arrested suspects are part of a syndicate believed to have over 100 persons, who specialize in hacking the computer servers of examination bodies like JAMB and the National Examinations Council (NECO).
The suspects have confessed to sabotaging the CBT system to discredit JAMB and discourage students from using CBT for future examinations.
The hacking was allegedly done to influence high scores for special candidates who paid between ₦700,000 and ₦2 million. Several members of the syndicate own private schools and colleges, and make huge sums of money from their special centers.
The Registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, had earlier rejected allegations of bias or ethnic favoritism in the handling of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. He assured stakeholders that the examination process was transparent and fair.
