The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has demanded thorough investigation into the hacking of JAMB website which according to the board caused glitches during the recent release of candidates results.
The Governor made his position known through the office of the Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Declan Emelunba, following recent arrest made by the Nigeria Police and Department of State Service,DSS, in relation to the development.
According to him, the arrest was not only necessary to establish the root cause of the problem but will help in dousing the tension that arose in the nation because of the development.
Uzodinma, however, said both agencies must move quickly with the investigation to unravel all those behind the hacking of the JAMB website which according to him affected the results of more than 370,000 students, mostly from the Southeast.
The Governor, through the Commissioner, pointed out that a quick investigation and arraignment of the suspects in court would act as a deterrent to would be future criminals.
He noted that the ugly development witnessed in that establishment was a national embarrassment that should be dealt with utmost urgency.
The Imo State Governor, through the Commissioner, commended the security agencies and the JAMB registrar, Ishaq Oloyede for their sincerity and commitment in ensuring that the sanctity of the examination body was preserved.
It was gathered that police and the DSS recently announced the arrest of 20 suspects over the hacking of the 2025 computer based test of the JAMB examination.
The suspects were said to have compromised, for a fee, the JAMB website, resulting in the chaos experienced by the examination body and the subsequent trauma for parents and students.
