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Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, has called on the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services to intensify the investigation of suspected hackers of the Joint Administration and Monitoring Board’s website.
Recall that JAMB experienced glitches in its website in the last Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Board examination, which affected the results of more than 370,000 students, mostly from the South-East.
Meanwhile, the police and the DSS on Friday, announced the arrest of 20 suspects over the hacking of the 2025 computer-based test of the UTME examination.
The suspects were said to have compromised the JAMB website, resulting in the chaos experienced by the examination body and the subsequent trauma for parents and students.
Reacting to the arrest in a statement issued on Saturday by the state Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, governor Uzodimma described the arrest as timely and commended the security operatives.
He stated that the arrest was not only necessary to establish the root cause of the problem, but also to calm the tension that arose in the nation because of the crisis.
The statement said, “Both the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Service must move quickly with the investigation to unravel those behind the hacking of the JAMB website.
“A quick investigation and arraignment of the suspects in court would act as a deterrent to would-be criminals.
“The JAMB imbroglio was a national embarrassment that should be dealt with immediately.
“The governor, however, commended the JAMB registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, for his sincerity and commitment in ensuring that the sanctity of the examination body is preserved.”
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