Two Candidates, Parent Arrested for Manipulating UTME Results with AI

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the arrest of two candidates and a parent for falsifying 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results using artificial intelligence (AI) and other electronic tools.

The announcement came on Friday as JAMB released the scores of 632,788 candidates who sat the examination on Thursday, April 16.

JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, confirmed in a statement that the suspects were apprehended for altering official SMS result notifications to fabricate or change scores in an attempt to deceive others, including parents and guardians.

“Currently, two candidates and one parent are in custody for engaging in result falsification using AI and other electronic means,” the statement read.

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Benjamin warned that such actions are serious criminal offenses, and the board will pursue all individuals involved to the full extent of the law.

He also cautioned candidates against tampering with result messages from JAMB’s official SMS platforms, 55019 and 66019.

Candidates who sat the examination on Thursday can check their scores by sending “UTMERESULT” via SMS to 55019 or 66019, using the phone number linked to their registration.

Printing of official result slips is not yet available but will be enabled at a later date.

The 2026 UTME began on April 16 and is expected to run until April 22 across examination centers nationwide.

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Results will continue to be released in batches as the examination progresses.

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