A result slip circulating on social media claiming that a candidate identified as Okon Winnifred Sampson scored 396 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination has been declared fraudulent by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, which urged the public to stop sharing the document.

JAMB spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, confirmed in an official statement that the slip was generated on a fabricated template and bears no resemblance to the board's authentic result format. He expressed concern that the document had been amplified by otherwise well informed Nigerians despite visible inconsistencies.

"A purported result slip currently being circulated, claiming that a candidate scored 396 in the 2026 UTME, is entirely fake. Surprisingly, such a fabrication is being shared by otherwise well informed Nigerians," Benjamin stated.

The board identified two immediate red flags in the circulated document. First, JAMB results are currently view only, meaning they cannot be printed or shared as standalone documents. The format of the circulated slip, therefore, contradicts the board's established result process.

"The circulated document appears on a fabricated result template, which on its own is a sufficient indication that it is not authentic," Benjamin noted.

Second, the registration number on the fake slip does not conform to JAMB's system generated numbering format. Benjamin pointed out that the pattern "20269" visible on the slip is inconsistent with how the board generates candidate registration numbers.

"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.

JAMB advised candidates, parents, and members of the public to rely exclusively on official platforms for examination information, warning against amplifying unverified content as interest grows around the release of 2026 UTME results.

"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 stressed.