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Southeastposts has learnt that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has identified Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres in Anambra and Imo states as having the highest number of malpractice incidents during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Southeastposts gathered that during its 2025 policy meeting held on Tuesday, JAMB disclosed that 19 CBT centres across the country were involved in fingerprint-related malpractices. Anambra State recorded the highest number with six centres, followed by Imo with four. Other states with at least one implicated centre include Abia, Edo, Kano, Ebonyi, Delta, Kaduna, Rivers, and Enugu.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, revealed that some impersonators used albinos to manipulate biometric image recognition systems and attempted remote uploads of data as part of their tactics.
Also during the meeting, JAMB also announced the top scorers in the 2025 UTME. Okeke Chinedu Christian from Anambra State emerged as the highest scorer with 375 out of a maximum 400. He selected the University of Lagos as his first choice to study Mechanical Engineering.
He was followed by Ayuba Simon-Peter John from Gombe State, who scored 374. Ayuba chose Afe Babalola University as his first-choice institution, also for Mechanical Engineering.
The third-highest scorer, Jimoh Abdulmalik Olayinka from Kwara State, scored 373 and selected the University of Lagos to study the same course. All top three candidates are male and listed Mechanical Engineering as their preferred field of study.
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