Boy Who Doesn't Want to Loose old UTME Score Cries Out As Jamb Asked Him To Resit

A young boy, known online as @ogsmart_0, has taken to TikTok to vent his frustration after the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) decision: he must retake his 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The reason? A technical glitch that JAMB admitted skewed scores for nearly 380,000 candidates. But this teen isn’t having it, and his viral video is stirring up a storm!

@ogsmart_0 Video

The boy, whose identity remains under wraps, shared a screenshot of JAMB’s resit notification, alongside his original UTME score, which he insists he’s “okay with.” “Why force me to rewrite when I didn’t complain?” he said. The score, though undisclosed, has tongues wagging across social media, with netizens speculating it was high enough to secure his dream course. The clip, posted on May 16, 2025, exploded, racking up thousands of views as fans rallied behind him, slamming JAMB’s “unfair” move.

JAMB’s blunder stems from a server update fiasco that botched results in 157 test centers, mostly in Lagos and the South-East. Registrar Professor Ishaq Oloyede, in a tearful apology, admitted the error, but his emotional display hasn’t quelled the outrage. For @ogsmart_0, the resit, scheduled for May 16, 2025, in six states feels like a betrayal. “I studied hard, I was happy with my score!” he cried, sparking sympathy and fury online. Comments flooded in: “JAMB is playing with our future!” wrote one user, while another fumed, “This boy deserves justice!”

The scandal has reignited distrust in JAMB, with many questioning why candidates content with their scores are being dragged back to the exam hall. Some speculate JAMB’s pushing for revenue through resit fees, while others see it as a cover-up for deeper systemic flaws. The boy’s raw emotion, paired with his bold move to call out a national institution has made him an unlikely hero for frustrated students nationwide.