Nigeria, April 29 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it has found over 40 candidates involved in examinations malpractice and impersonation during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

JAMB Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, a professor, disclosed this on Monday while speaking to journalists at the board's headquarters.

He said the individuals are already in custody and would be prosecuted.

To curb malpractice, JAMB has reinforced its security protocols for the Computer-Based Test (CBT) examination. These include biometrics verification during registration and prior to entry into the examination halls, as well as the installation Close Circuit Television (CCTV) at examination halls.

The board ...