The Special Committee on Examination Infractions set up by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has uncovered more than 6,000 cases of technology-enabled malpractices in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
The committee’s chairman, Dr. Jake Epelle, disclosed the findings while presenting its report in Abuja on Monday.
Epelle revealed that 1,878 candidates falsely claimed to be albinos, while others engaged in biometric fraud and digital identity manipulation during the conduct of the examination.
The panel also recorded multiple cases of fake National Identification Numbers, credential forgery, and syndicate-backed fraud schemes.
According to him, examination malpractice has now become “a highly organised, technology-driven, and culturally normalised enterprise.”
He gave a breakdown of the infractions, noting: “We documented 4,251 cases of ‘finger blending’, 190 cases of AI-assisted image morphing, 1,878 false declarations of albinism, and numerous cases of credential forgery, multiple NIN registrations, and solicitation schemes. This fraud is not the work of candidates alone—it is sustained by syndicates involving some CBT centres, schools, parents, tutorial operators, and even technical accomplices.”
