The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has implemented a new anti-cheating strategy by creating a fake website that has already trapped 180 candidates attempting to purchase exam questions illegally. JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede revealed this during monitoring of the UTME mock exams in Abuja, where over 211,000 candidates participated nationwide.
Oloyede warned that all candidates caught on the decoy site face severe consequences: “Those who paid into that account looking for questions, we will deal firmly with them… We will cancel their results, both UTME and DE [Direct Entry].” He expressed dismay that candidates paid up to N30,000 to fraudulent sites despite repeated warnings.
The mock exam, whose results will be released Friday, served as a test run for new security measures ahead of the main UTME starting April 25. JAMB emphasized that the only path to success remains honest study, advising candidates to safeguard their registration details and avoid third-party assistance.
