By Peter Dansu The Department of State Services (DSS), in collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force, has arrested at least 20 individua...
By Peter Dansu
According to security sources, the suspects are part of a larger syndicate believed to consist of over 100 individuals who specialize in infiltrating the computer servers of examination bodies such as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the National Examinations Council (NECO).
Investigations reveal that the group’s aim was to undermine the credibility of CBT exams and dissuade examination bodies like NECO and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) from continuing with the digital testing format. The suspects reportedly confessed to deliberately sabotaging JAMB's systems in a bid to discredit the board and create doubt around the integrity of computer-based testing.
“They would install malicious software directly onto the hardware used by the examination bodies,” a source familiar with the investigation disclosed. “This software allowed them to remotely breach JAMB’s servers and manipulate scores at selected CBT centres.”
Further findings show that candidates who wanted artificially inflated scores paid between ₦700,000 and ₦2 million, depending on their preferred outcome. Some of the arrested suspects allegedly run private schools and ‘special centres’ where students were promised guaranteed high scores in exchange for hefty fees.
Authorities say the investigation is still ongoing and more arrests are expected as efforts intensify to dismantle the syndicate completely and restore the credibility of Nigeria’s examination system.
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