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20 ARRESTED FOR HACKING 2025 UTME RESULTS
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No fewer than 20 suspects are currently in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force in Abuja for hacking the 2025 Computer-based test examinations conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). A security source disclosed this in a statement, revealing that the suspects are part of a syndicate believed to have over 100 persons who specialize in hacking the computer servers of examination bodies like JAMB and the National Examinations Council (NECO). The security source said, “While the controversy raged, little did the public know that the DSS had been covertly monitoring and investigating this dangerous web of attacks. The investigations led to the arrest of over 20 persons across the country, with arrests still ongoing.” The source explained that the hackers mounted routers within the vicinity of targeted CBT centers, which would override JAMB platforms, making it easy for special candidates who paid to get answers to the questions. The source further disclosed that preliminary investigations revealed that several members of the syndicate own private schools and colleges and make huge sums of money from their special centers. “They fear that fully integrating WAEC/NECO for CBT type of examinations will ruin their illegal business,” the source stressed. The suspects allegedly charged between ₦700,000 and two million Naira for their services. The source added that no case of complicity had been established against the seven JAMB staff who supervised the Service Providers at the two locations. The investigation is ongoing.
