Fake Result: 394 UTME Score Of C’River Candidate Fabricated —  JAMB

By Rotela Oguns

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has urged  the public to disregard a viral result slip purporting to show a candidate from Cross River State scored 394 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

The result in question started making the rounds following a post by a social media user @Onsogbu on X,

According to the post, a female candidate identified as Okon Winniefred Sampson, achieved a feat in the 2026 UTME by scoring 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.

The post generated a deluge of reactions on social media, with many netizens praising the candidate for her unprecedented performance.

But reacting to the development, the Board’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin give a couple of reasons to dismiss the result as fake.

Benjamin spoke in a statement issued on Sunday.

“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.

While giving hints on why the result is obviously forged, Benjamin noted that UTME results are strictly view-only and not designed for circulation in printed or shared templates.

He added that the document being circulated is based on a fabricated result 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 noted that the registration number on the fake slip does not conform to JAMB’s system-generated numbering 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.

Benjamin concluded by saying, “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,”