JAMB to Shut Down CBT Centres, Jail Owners Over 4,000 Exam Fraud Cases

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Special Committee on Examination Infractions (SCEI) has announced that Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres implicated in over 4,000 cases of examination fraud will face closure, with their equipment confiscated and owners prosecuted.

Speaking on Monday in Abuja, the committee’s chairman, Dr. Jake Epelle, described the scale of the uncovered malpractices as “mind-blowing,” highlighting the sophisticated use of technology by perpetrators. “The manipulations and transactions we saw are astonishing. Young people are wielding advanced technology to commit these frauds,” Epelle said.

He emphasized a zero-tolerance approach, stating, “I addressed the police investigating and made it clear: I want to see these culprits in jail. This is not about investigations with no consequences.” Epelle warned that implicated CBT centres will be shut down, their equipment seized, and their owners will face imprisonment.

The committee’s findings, part of an ongoing probe into technologically enabled examination malpractices in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, underscore JAMB’s commitment to rooting out fraud and restoring integrity to the examination process.