UTME 2026: IGP charges five for allegedly hacking JAMB server

From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
Five suspects are to be arraigned before a Federal High Court on charges of allegedly hacking into the server of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) during the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Computer-Based Test (CBT).
The Inspector-General of Police, who is the complainant in the matter, filed a six-count charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/300/2026 on 22 May through prosecuting counsel Faith Dimka before Justice Musa Liman of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The charges border on cybercrime, examination malpractice and cheating.
The IGP named the defendants as Ojiyovwi Miracle, Goodluck Ovuijeddo, Dennis Uvietesivwi, Ransome Mon...