The Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has arraigned five persons before the Federal High Court in Abuja over their alleged involvement in hacking the server of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board during the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
The defendants — Ojiyovwi Miracle, Goodluck Ovuijeddo, Dennis Uvietesivwi, Ransome Monday and Hilda Ejohwemu — were dragged before the court on a six-count charge bordering on cybercrime, examination malpractice and fraud.
In the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/300/2026 and filed on May 22 by prosecuting counsel, Faith Dimka, the police accused the suspects of conspiring to unlawfully access JAMB’s computer systems and manipulate examination processes for illicit gains.
The prosecution alleged that the defendants, all residents of Delta State, illegally gained access to the examination body’s server in April by deploying a software identified as RADMI across more than 200 computer systems used for the Computer-Based Test.
According to the charge, the software enabled remote control of the affected systems, allowing the suspects to extract sensitive data considered critical to national security and compromise the integrity of the examination.
The police further accused the defendants of tampering with data on April 20 by altering, erasing and suppressing information to secure undue advantage and financial benefits during the examination.
They were also alleged to have engaged in examination malpractice by fraudulently procuring question papers and facilitating cheating through various deceptive means.
The offences, according to the prosecution, contravene provisions of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015 (as amended in 2024) and the Examination Malpractice Act, 1999.
However, proceedings were stalled on Thursday after the presiding judge, Justice Musa Liman, raised concerns over jurisdiction.
Justice Liman noted that since all the defendants are based in Delta State, transferring the case to the Federal High Court division in the state would ensure faster and more efficient prosecution.
Neither the prosecution nor defence counsel opposed the suggestion.
Consequently, the judge ordered that the case file be returned to the court’s central registry for onward transfer to Delta State for continuation of trial.
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