2025 UTME: JAMB Suspects Foul Play in Results of Highest Scorer — Investigation Ongoing!

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has indicated a suspicion of irregularities concerning the results of one Chinedu Okeke, the top candidate in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

During the Board’s policy meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede made this statement.

Oloyede shared that Okeke, who hails from Anambra, achieved the highest score of 375 in the examinations.

However, the JAMB head noted that the Board uncovered some concerning information about Okeke, who applied to study Mechanical Engineering at the University of Lagos.

He reported that JAMB’s records indicated that Okeke had been admitted to pursue Medicine a year prior at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).

Oloyede mentioned that JAMB reached out to UNN for confirmation regarding the candidate, and the institution confirmed that Okeke is indeed a student there and is performing well.

Commenting on the situation, JAMB Public Communications Advisor Dr. Fabian Benjamin stated that the Board is suspecting foul play.

“The regulations do not permit a student to enroll at two institutions simultaneously, and as an undergraduate, he has an advantage over the other exam candidates.

“In his documentation, he claims to be from the Southeast, while another record shows he is from Lagos State.

“We are suspecting that he is an exam impersonator,” Benjamin expressed.

The Board also revealed that John Ayuba from Gombe State finished in second place with a score of 374, while Olayinka Jimoh from Kwara State secured third place with 373.

Other leading scorers include Ayibo Roberts from Rivers, Chibueze Omonugbo from Enugu, Tunmise Olawepo from Kwara, and Leslie Afinotan from Delta, each earning a score of 373.

Additionally, the list of top scorers features Chukwuemeka Azoyenime from Delta, Emmanuel Oyebode from Ogun, and Cecil Omigie from Edo, all attaining a score of 372 in the examinations.