JAMB Uncovers Fingerprint Fraud In 19 CBT Centres

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has exposed a major case of biometric fraud involving 19 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres across the country, with Anambra and Imo states topping the list. Data presented during JAMB’s 2025 policy meeting in Abuja on Tuesday revealed that Anambra had six centres involved, followed by Imo with four, while Abia, Edo, Kano (two centres), Ebonyi, Delta, Kaduna, Rivers, and Enugu each had one implicated centre.

The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who made the disclosure during his presentation to vice-chancellors, rectors, and provosts, also cited disturbing malpractice trends such as the use of albinos for impersonation via “image bending” and the remote uploading of exam data.

In a related development, two individuals have been arraigned before the Federal High Court in Katsina for alleged impersonation and involvement in examination malpractice. According to the police prosecutor, Abdussalam Danmaidaki, the suspects, Bolanwu Emmanuel and Ibrahim Abdulaziz, were charged for their actions on April 30 at Zee Alpha International School, Funtua.

Emmanuel was said to have invited Abdulaziz to impersonate him and write the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) using his registration number: 2025515278JA. Both men are being tried under various sections of the Examination Malpractice Act, Cap E15, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. They pleaded not guilty, and Justice Hussaini Dadan-Garba adjourned the case to July 18 for trial and witness presentation.