Nigeria, May 27 -- The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has started a full investigation into an alleged data breach involving the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

The incident is believed to have exposed the personal details of nearly 380,000 candidates who took part in exams at 157 centres across Lagos and the South-East.

The move comes after rising concerns that the private information of these candidates may have been accessed without permission.

It was reported that hackers might have broken into systems due to weak security at some exam centres.

As a result, the NDPC is now looking into how the candidates' data was handled and whether proper safety measures were in place to protect it.

Early checks poin...