Ejikeme Nmesoma: Anambra Govt Investigates Fake 2023 UTME Top Scorer
- Ejikeme Nmesoma will be investigated by security agents over the alleged falsification of her UTME result
- JAMB's spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin had accused Ejikem of manually inflating her UTME result from 249 to 362
- Benjamin declared Nkechinyere Umeh with a cumulative mark of 360 as the 2023 UTME top scorer
Awka, Anambra state - Commissioner of Education in Anambra state, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, said a panel of inquiry has been instituted into the alleged fake 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) top scorer, Ejikeme Nmesoma.
According to JAMB spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, Ejikeme, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School Uruagu, Nnewi, manually inflated her result from 249 to 362 to attract a N3million scholarship from Innoson Motors.
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The Commissioner described the development as very embarrassing, The Nation reported.
In a statement issued on Monday, July 3, Chuma-Udeh, said it is regrettable at a time when Governor Charles Soludo-led administration is repositioning the education sector in the state.
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“Security agents are investigating the allegation of falsification of result levelled against Ejikeme Mmesoma, who had earlier been showcased in the social media as having scored the highest.”
Chuma-Udeh said the Anambra government has continued to celebrate Nkechinyere Umeh, who JAMB declared as the top scorer, having scored a cumulative mark of 360 in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).
She added:
“The JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede had disclosed in Abuja at the 2023 Policy Meeting for Tertiary Institutions, that Nkechinyere Umeh scored 360 marks to emerge the best.
“A certificate alledged to be fake was presented by Mmesoma Ejikeme, who was earlier paraded as the best in various social media platforms; but security agents are investigating the matter.”
Ejikeme Mmesoma: JAMB reveals how fake 2023 UTME top scorer who received N3m from Innoson Motors was exposed
Earlier, Legit.ng had reported that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed how the fake 2023 top scorer in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, Ejikeme Mmesoma, was nabbed.
The spokesperson for JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, explained that Umeh Nkechinyere is the actual 2023 UTME top scorer and not Ejikeme, who manually inflated her UTME result from 249 to 362.
Umeh Nkechinyere: JAMB officially announces best student in 2023 UTME, she scored 360
Legit.ng recently reported that Umeh Nkechinyere is the top scorer in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), which the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced on Saturday, June 24.
Nkechinyere emerged as the best candidate after she scored 360.
Source: Legit.ng
