By Frank Ulom
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dismissed and debunked the widely circulated result slip claiming that ‘a candidate from Cross River State scored 394 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME),’ describing it as “fake.”
The said result, which trended on various social media platforms, including Facebook and X, was shared by user @Onsogbu and another user purportedly showed that a female candidate, Okon Winniefred Sampson, scored 394 out of 400.
“Okon Winnifred Sampson, a young girl from Cross River State, delivered a remarkable performance in her UTME examinations, scoring an outstanding 394 out of 400.
“Her results were as follows: 96 in Use of English; 99 in Biology; 98 in Chemistry and 99 in Physics… a truly exceptional academic achievement. I love this,” Onsogbu wrote.
A Facebook user also posted the purported result and wrote: “We no dey joke for Cross River at all o.”
The posters claimed the result was genuine, even when netizens said otherwise.
In a statement on Sunday, JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, while reacting to the result, described the document as fake and urged the public to disregard it.
“A purported result slip currently being circulated, claiming that a candidate scored 394 in the 2026 UTME, is entirely fake. It is surprising that such a fabrication is being shared by otherwise well-informed Nigerians,” the statement said.
According to Vanguard, Benjamin explained that UTME results are strictly view-only and not meant for circulation in printed or shared templates, noting that the document in question was generated from a fabricated format.
“Firstly, the Board has clearly stated that UTME results are view-only. The circulated document appears on a fabricated result template, which on its own is sufficient indication that it is not authentic,” he said.
He further pointed out that the registration number on the alleged result does not align with JAMB’s official system-generated format.
“Secondly, the Board’s registration numbers are system-generated and do not follow the pattern ‘20269’ as seen on the fake slip. There are several other inconsistencies that, even at a glance, expose the result as fraudulent,” he added.
The Board urged the public to rely solely on official channels for accurate information, stressing that UTME results remain view-only.
“The public is strongly advised to disregard this fake result and rely only on official channels for accurate information. All results at the moment are view-only,” Benjamin stated.
