Ejikeme Mmesoma: Anambra Pupil Challenges JAMB, Denies Manipulating UTME Score, Drops "Evidence" in Video
- Ejikeme Mmesoma, the UTME candidate accused of inflating her score by JAMB, has denied the allegation
- The candidate alleged that she printed the result on JAMP portal and that she did not have the energy to carry out such an act
- She said the report from JAMB has made her traumatised, as she was no longer feeling comfortable after seeing her name everywhere
Ejikeme Mmesoma, the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), accused of fabricating false results in the 2023 exams, has released strong evidence against the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
The pupil from the Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi, in Anambra State, said she was traumatised by the JAMB claim while unveiling the original result she printed from the examination board's portal, Daily Trust reported.
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JAMB accuses Ejikeme Mmesoma of fabricating her UTME result
On Sunday, July 2, Fabian Benjamin, the spokesperson for JAMB, claimed in a statement that the student who was widely celebrated for scoring the highest mark of 362 in the just-concluded examination scored 249 in the UTME.
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JAMB, in a statement on Sunday, claimed that the pupil tampered with the original result to seek favour from the Nigerian public.
The examination board subsequently announced that the result would be withdrawn while Mmesoma would be made to face the law.
"I was traumatised": UTME candidate accused of forging result opens up
While speaking on the issue on Monday, Mmesoma said she was not capable of forging her result and that she printed her result on the JAMB portal.
She went further to say that she had been a brilliant student from her primary school days.
The candidate said she was invited to the police station, where she made a statement and was told that the investigation was ongoing.
According to her, the development had traumatised her, stating that “there must be a problem somewhere”.
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