Hacker obtain entrance into JAMB's site, divert over N10m says JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says hackers have gained access into its intranet site and altered the profiles of its ad hoc staff. 

Addressing Journalists in Abuja on Tuesday,  Ishaq Oloyede, the registrar of the board, said over N10 million which was set aside as allowance for the ad hoc staff was diverted. 

He said, the board noticed it after a careful investigation, which led to the arrest of one Sahabi Zubairu from Takum in Taraba state, among several others. 

He, however, decried the failure of the accounting department to detect the fraud by cross-checking the names on the accounts to ensure that they tallied with those listed on the website or owners of the codes. 

The JAMB boss, who noted that ad hoc staff of the board have since been paid, assured that the stolen money will be recovered and the perpetrators handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).