Nigeria, May 9 -- The Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has uncovered what authorities described as a sophisticated examination malpractice syndicate during the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Delta State.

The police, in a statement on Friday, said the syndicate allegedly deployed technology-assisted fraud and unauthorised remote access to compromise the integrity of the examination conducted at the College of Education, Warri.

Anthony Placid, the Force spokesperson, said preliminary investigations showed that candidates' computer systems were illegally accessed remotely while the examination was ongoing.

The police said the breakthrough followed i...