The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force have arrested 20 individuals in Abuja alleged to have hacked the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) servers during the 2025 Computer-Based Test (CBT) exams.
According to security sources, the suspects are part of a larger network of over 100 individuals involved in infiltrating the systems of major exam bodies, including JAMB and the National Examinations Council (NECO). The suspects have reportedly confessed to sabotaging the CBT system to discredit JAMB and undermine the credibility of digital examinations in Nigeria.
Investigations revealed that the syndicate developed specialized software to remotely access and manipulate JAMB servers. The hacking operation involved secretly placing routers near CBT centres to override the board’s secure platforms. These devices enabled remote connections that allowed candidates, who had paid between ₦700,000 and ₦2 million, to receive real-time answers during the exam.
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The malicious software altered exam data, causing discrepancies between the questions answered and those displayed on screen—an issue believed to be responsible for the mass failure recorded in the 2025 UTME exams.
Sources disclosed that some members of the syndicate are owners of private schools and tutorial centres who used their illicit earnings to operate so-called “special centres.” The arrests were made in coordinated raids across Lagos, Edo, Anambra, Kano, and Delta states.
Authorities are withholding the identities of the suspects pending their arraignment. Meanwhile, no evidence has been found implicating the seven JAMB officials who supervised the affected CBT centres.
