The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the arrest of two candidates and a parent for allegedly falsifying 2026 UTME results using artificial intelligence and other electronic tools.
The arrests were disclosed on Friday as the board released results for 632,788 candidates who sat the examination on Thursday, April 16.
JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, said the suspects were caught manipulating official SMS result notifications to fabricate or alter scores with the aim of deceiving 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,” he said.
He warned that such conduct is a serious criminal offence and vowed that the board would pursue all offenders to the full extent of the law.
Benjamin also cautioned candidates against tampering with result messages from JAMB’s official SMS platforms, 55019 and 66019.
Candidates who sat the examination on Thursday were advised to check their scores by sending “UTMERESULT” via SMS to 55019 or 66019, using the phone number linked to their registration.
The board noted that printing of official result slips is not yet available and will be enabled at a later date.
The 2026 UTME began on April 16 and is scheduled to run until April 22 across centres nationwide, with results expected to be released in batches as the exercise continues.
