Twenty suspects have been arrested for hacking the 2025 Computer-based test examinations conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

The suspects were nabbed by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force, in Abuja,

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).

This development comes on the heels of a significant system glitch during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which affected approximately 380,000 candidates across 157 centers, predominantly in Lagos and the South-East.

The glitch, attributed to outdated software patches and server issues, led to mass failures and public outcry. JAMB has since acknowledged the error and scheduled a free retake for the affected candidates.