The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board – JAMB, has said that it uncovered 585 fake A-level certificates in 2025 alone, with four suspects already arrested by the police.
The registrar of the board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known during a closed-door meeting with the staff of the board.
A transcript of the meeting was published in the JAMB weekly bulletin obtained by journalists.
Oloyede condemned the worrisome prevalence of fake A-level certificates, stating that it was to curb the menace that Nigeria Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data System was established as a platform for managing and collecting data related to post-secondary education in the country.
He noted that more worrisome and heart-rending was the upload of 13 out of these forged JAMB certificates by the professional registration centres, which are being investigated.
The JAMB registrar stated that out of the 13 cases being investigated by the police, four culprits have been apprehended and are currently assisting the police and relevant authorities towards apprehending the ringleaders of these examination cartels.