The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has exposed 180 candidates who attempted to cheat in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mock test by trying to access questions through a fake website deliberately set up by the board.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made the revelation on Thursday while monitoring the mock examination at a CBT centre in Bwari, Abuja. He explained that the decoy site was part of JAMB’s strategy to trap and identify candidates looking to engage in malpractice.
“Unfortunately for them, the website was ours,” Oloyede said. “They’ve implicated themselves by attempting to buy fake questions, and we’re taking this very seriously. Their results will be cancelled.”
The board conducted the mock UTME for over 211,000 candidates nationwide to test its upgraded systems and allow candidates to familiarise themselves with the exam environment ahead of the main test scheduled to begin April 25.
Prof. Oloyede advised candidates to shun fraudulent websites and agents, stressing that hard work and integrity remain the only legitimate paths to success in the examination.
