Two candidates and a parent have been arrested by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for allegedly falsifying 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results using artificial intelligence and other digital tools. The arrest was announced on Friday, the same day JAMB released results for 632,788 candidates who sat the exam on Thursday, April 16. According to JAMB spokesperson Fabian Benjamin, the suspects altered official SMS notifications sent via the board's verified channels, 55019 and 66019, to generate fake scores. Benjamin warned that result tampering is a criminal offence and confirmed the suspects are in custody. Candidates are advised not to manipulate messages from the official SMS platforms. Results can be checked by sending "UTMERESULT" to 55019 or 66019 using the phone number linked to their registration. The 2026 UTME runs from April 16 to April 22, with results being released in phases. The option to print official result slips will be available later.
Students who alter their JAMB SMS results risk legal consequences, as demonstrated by the arrest of two candidates and a parent for using AI to falsify scores. Candidates should only access results through the official channels—55019 or 66019—and avoid any manipulation of messages to prevent falling into legal trouble.
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