Human rights activist Aisha Yesufu has alleged that the South-East region is being deliberately targeted following the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) admission that errors affected the performance of students during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, recently acknowledged that 379,997 candidates from the five South-Eastern states were affected by errors during the examination and would need to retake it.

The admission comes amid wider concerns about the overall performance in this year's UTME, where JAMB reported that over 1.5 million of the 1.9 million candidates who sat for the examination scored below 200 out of the maximum 400 marks.

Taking to her X (formerly Twitter) account, Yesufu expressed strong concerns about what she perceives as discrimination against the Igbo-dominated region.

"It is no longer subtle! Even the dead can see that the South East is being targeted!" Yesufu wrote. "Millions of children were killed and today you want to destroy the education of hundreds of thousands of children."

The activist also shared statistics to support her claims about the disproportionate impact on South-Eastern candidates.

This controversy adds to ongoing discussions about regional equity in Nigeria's education system and broader concerns about national unity. JAMB has not yet responded to Yesufu's specific allegations of targeting.

The Board has, however, confirmed that affected candidates will be given the opportunity to retake the examination, though specific dates have not yet been announced.