The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that while several candidates caught for examination malpractice during the 2020 UTME had already been arraigned in court, the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily interrupted the prosecution of the remaining suspects.
State-by-State Breakdown of the 195 Indicted Candidates
Out of the 195 candidates indicted nationwide, 102 sat for the examination across just six states (note that these figures represent the states where the candidates wrote the exam, not their states of origin):
- Imo State: 25 candidates (highest nationwide)
- Anambra State: 16 candidates
- Enugu State: 15 candidates
- Kaduna State: 15 candidates
- Kano State: 15 candidates
- Lagos State: 9 candidates
- FCT Abuja: 3 candidates
- Adamawa, Sokoto, Gombe, and Yobe States: 1 candidate each
Five states recorded zero examination malpractice offences during the 2020 UTME: Kebbi, Niger, Taraba, Bayelsa, and Zamfara.
Types of Examination Offences Recorded
According to JAMB's official data, impersonation (examination by proxy) was the most widespread offence. Below is the breakdown of infractions committed by the 195 candidates:
- Examination by Proxy (Impersonation): 89 candidates
- Connivance to Cheat: 26 candidates
- Attempt to Cheat: 24 candidates
- Smuggling Mobile Phones into the Hall: 23 candidates
- Smuggling Other Electronic Devices: 9 candidates
- Unruly Behaviour: 9 candidates
- Double Registration: 7 candidates
- Tampering with Exam Documents: 4 candidates
- Forceful Entrance: 3 candidates
- Faking Vital Documents: 1 candidate
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