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A coordinated security operation has exposed a sophisticated examination fraud ring, with DSS and police arresting 20 suspects for allegedly hacking JAMB's 2025 UTME servers. The group, part of a 100-member syndicate, reportedly charged candidates up to N2 million for inflated scores while deliberately sabotaging the system to discredit computer-based testing.
  • Syndicate Operations: Group used private schools as bases, offering N700k-N2m score upgrades
  • Broader Threat: Suspects confessed to targeting NECO and WAEC systems next
  • UTME Fallout: 78% of candidates scored below 200/400, triggering nationwide protests
  • Technical Admission: JAMB acknowledged server errors affected 379,997 candidates
  • Damage Control: The Board conducted resits after faulty updates corrupted responses
The arrests reveal disturbing vulnerabilities in Nigeria's high-stakes examination systems, even as JAMB struggles with self-inflicted technical failures that compromised nearly 400,000 tests.

Should Nigeria reconsider computer-based testing for national exams, given these security breaches?