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Breaking: DSS Arrests 20 For Allegedly Hacking JAMB's UTME 2025 Results
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Breaking: DSS Arrests 20 For Allegedly Hacking JAMB's UTME 2025 Results

by  Ridwan Adeola
1 min read

FCT, Abuja - 20 suspects have been arrested for allegedly hacking the 2025 computer-based test (CBT) examinations conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

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Legit.ng reports that JAMB conducts the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), a CBT-standardised examination for prospective undergraduates in Nigeria.

As reported by Channels Television on Friday evening, May 23, the suspects were nabbed by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in Abuja.

The suspects are said to be part of a syndicate believed to have over 100 individuals, who specialise in hacking the servers of examination bodies like JAMB and the National Examinations Council (NECO).

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Source: Legit.ng

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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