‘I was born without fingerprint’ – Nigerian lady recalls JAMB, bank biometric issues

Vanguard News | 23-08-2026 06:42pm |

A Nigerian woman known as J for Jidds on Instagram has shared her experience of being born without fingerprints, detailing the challenges she faced during JAMB registration, NYSC, and banking transactions. She discovered the condition in 2017 during her first JAMB registration, which turned into a frustrating ordeal as officials struggled to capture her prints. She recounted that officials tried various methods, including sand, spirit, and chalk, to make her fingerprints readable.

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