The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has handed over 38 operators of accredited Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres drawn from all six geopolitical zones to law enforcement agencies for prosecution over cybercrime and illegal Virtual Private Network (VPN) extension.
Why Registering at Unapproved Cyber Cafes Puts Candidates at Risk
According to JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the arrested operators illegally extended their JAMB Virtual Private Network (VPN) routers to unaccredited outposts and cyber cafes to register 2020 UTME and Direct Entry (DE) candidates outside official CCTV coverage.
- Uncertain Fate for Irregular Registrations: Candidates who knowingly or ignorantly registered at illegal outposts face uncertainty until JAMB audits and regularises their biometric records.
- Warning to Impatient Parents: Prof. Oloyede faulted parents who refuse to let their children queue for 10 minutes at an approved CBT centre and instead pay extra money to roadside agents, warning that such shortcuts cause severe damage to their children's academic future.
Always register only at an official JAMB-accredited CBT centre, and prepare for the upcoming examination using the Mentra JAMB CBT app, available on both Android and iOS.
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