A tragic accident has thrown the JAMB 2025 season into mourning, as several candidates lost their lives on their way to sit for their Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Oyo State.
According to eyewitnesses at the scene, the crash happened on the Oyo-Ogbomoso road early Saturday morning, April 26, 2025. It involved a commercial vehicle transporting students to a JAMB exam center in Ogbomoso. The vehicle reportedly suffered a brake failure, leading to the fatal crash.
“Fatal accident claimed the lives of the students that were going to write JAMB in Ogbomoso on Oyo road, Oyo State,” a caption from a video clip of the scene read.
At the time of this report, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Oyo State Command, Adewale Osifeso, has not yet responded to calls and messages seeking confirmation of the tragic event.
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Ongoing JAMB 2025 Exercise Faces Challenges
While the UTME continues nationwide, JAMB has been battling other issues as well.
The board announced the arrest of 27 impersonators during the ongoing UTME. These individuals were handed over to the Nigerian police for immediate prosecution.
In addition to that, four CBT centers were delisted by JAMB for failing to meet the required technical standards for conducting the UTME. The affected centres include:
- Adventure Associate, Behind Sheshe Supermarket, Off Hadejia Road, Kano, Kano State.
- Saadatu Rimi College of Education, Zaria Road, Naibawa, Kano, Kano State.
- Penta M & F Technical Services Ltd, Centre 1 and Centre 2, located at 96km Sokoto-Jega Road, Tambuwal.
JAMB commended the 883 centers that have performed exceptionally well but warned that any centre, regardless of ownership, would be blacklisted if they fail to meet ethical or technical standards.
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“Candidates who were previously scheduled to take their exams at the delisted centres are urged to urgently reprint their examination notification slips to access their new centres and rescheduled dates,” JAMB said in a statement by its spokesman, Fabian Benjamin.
Over 900,000 Candidates Have Completed Their UTME So Far
As of Friday, 25th April, 2025, JAMB revealed that over 900,000 candidates had successfully completed their UTME out of the 2,083,600 candidates registered for the 2025 examination.
Despite the progress, today’s tragic accident serves as a painful reminder of the real risks some students face just trying to pursue their academic dreams.
Final Words
Our hearts go out to the families, friends, and loved ones of the candidates who lost their lives.
May their souls rest in peace.
Candidates are urged to stay safe, follow traffic rules, and plan ahead when traveling to exam centers. No dream is worth risking your life for — safety must always come first.