Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has urged the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) to step up their investigation into the suspected hacking of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) website.
Uzodinma made the call in a statement on Saturday while commending the security operatives for the arrest of the suspects.
Recall that JAMB experienced glitches in its website in the last examination, which affected the results of more than 370,000 students, mostly from the southeast.
Recall that the police and the DSS on Friday announced the arrest of 20 suspects over the hacking of the 2025 computer-based test of the JAMB examination.
The suspects reportedly compromised, for a fee, the JAMB website, resulting in the chaos experienced by the examination body and the subsequent trauma for parents and students.
Reacting to the arrest in a statement issued on his behalf by the state Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Hon Declan Emelumba, Uzodimma, who is Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum, described the arrest as timely.
The governor said the arrest was not only necessary to establish the root cause of the problem, but also to douse the tension that arose in the nation because of the crisis.
According to him, both agencies must move quickly with the investigation to unravel those behind the hacking of the JAMB website.
The governor was of the view that a quick investigation and arraignment of the suspects in court would act as a deterrent to would-be criminals.
He said the JAMB imbroglio was a national embarrassment that should be dealt with immediately. Uzodimma, however, commended the JAMB registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, for his sincerity and commitment in ensuring that the sanctity of the examination body was preserved.
