JAMB uncovers syndicate using ‘AI to sabotage’ 2026 UTME registration

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Ishaq Oloyede, registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says the examination body has uncovered a syndicate allegedly using artificial intelligence to bypass the 2026 unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) to assist candidates.

Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, Oloyede said the board is currently investigating members of the syndicate who have been taken into custody.

He said many of the candidates who patronised the syndicate are underaged, who, according to him, have been pushed by their parents beyond their academic capacity.

Oloyede said about 38,000 underage candidates have registered for the 2026 UTME, adding that about 100 of them have been detected to have been assisted by the syndicate during the registration.

He said the board has recommended the affected candidates to Tunji Alausa, minister of education, for cancellation of their registration.

The JAMB registrar said three top officials of the board have also been recommended for dismissal have being found to have collaborated in sabotaging the system. Thecable