2025 UTME Rocked By ‘Finger Blending’ – JAMB Exposes Thousands In High-Tech Cheating Ring

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has received the findings of its Special Committee on Examination Infractions (SCEIi), exposing alarming levels of technology-driven malpractice threatening Nigeria’s admission system.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Presenting the report in Abuja to JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, committee chairman Jake Epelle revealed that investigations into the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) uncovered 4,251 cases of “finger blending” and 192 incidents of AI-powered impersonation using image morphing.

The probe further exposed 1,878 fake disability claims, forged academic documents, multiple National Identification Number (NIN) registrations, and collusion between candidates and organised exam syndicates.

Epelle warned that malpractice in Nigeria has evolved into a sophisticated, highly organised criminal enterprise, with the involvement of parents, tutorial centres, schools, and some CBT operators — worsened by weak enforcement mechanisms.

The special committee, inaugurated on August 18, was mandated to investigate the surge in examination infractions, review JAMB’s systems, and recommend reforms to protect the credibility of the UTME.

Epelle noted that the scale of infractions shows malpractice has gone “far beyond isolated cheating to a coordinated national crisis.”

To tackle the threat, the panel recommended deploying AI-powered biometric anomaly detection, real-time exam monitoring, and creating a central Examination Security Operations Centre (ESOC).

According to the report, these measures would greatly boost JAMB’s capacity to detect and dismantle high-tech examination fraud.

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