Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have arrested 20 suspects for allegedly hacking the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), organized by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
The arrests were made in Abuja, the nation’s capital, on Friday, May 23, 2025.
According to security sources, the suspects are believed to be part of a larger cybercrime syndicate comprising over 100 individuals. The group is accused of illegally accessing the computer servers of major examination bodies, including JAMB and the National Examinations Council (NECO), with the aim of manipulating exam results and compromising test integrity.