The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) published data on Tuesday during its 2025 policy meeting, revealing that Computer-Based Test Centres in Imo and Anambra states topped the number of CBT Centres apprehended for fingerprinting malpractice.
Anambra has six centres, Imo has four, Abia has one, Edo has one, Kano has two, and Ebonyi, Delta, Kaduna, Rivers, and Enugu each have one.
During his presentation, JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede stated that impersonators used albinos for picture bending and remote uploads, among other things.
Meanwhile, police in Katsina have charged two people with impersonation and examination malpractice.
Abdussalam Danmaidaki, the police prosecutor, stated that the defendants, Bolanwu Emmanuel and Ibrahim Abdulaziz, committed the offence on 30 April at Zed Alpha International School in Funtua.
According to Danmaidaki, Emmanuel encouraged Abdulaziz inside the exam hall to impersonate him and appear for the 2025 UTME, JAMB examination on his behalf, using registration number 2025515278JA.
The prosecutor stated that the offence was punishable under Sections 4(2)(a), (b), and 4(3)(c) of the Examination Malpractice Act, Cap E15, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
He also claimed that Abdulaziz unlawfully and fraudulently presented himself as a UTME candidate and took the exam under the same name as Emmanuel, with registration number 2025515278JA.
He stated that the offence was punished under Sections 3(1)(a), (b), and 3(2)(c) of the Exam Malpractice Act, Cap E15, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor asked the court to give him time to submit witnesses.
Justice Hussaini Dadan-Garba, the presiding judge, delayed the case till July 18 for the prosecution’s trial and witness presentation.
