Mmesoma had earlier claimed she score 362 in the 2023 UTME, but JAMB refuted her claim and accused her of forgery
By Kehinde Okeowo
Ejikeme Mmesoma, a student of Anglican Girls secondary school in Nnewi, Anambra State, who was accused of forging her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result, seems to have finally admitted she scored 249.
The 16-year-old had earlier claimed she had the highest score in this year’s UTME after securing a score of 362 out of the total mark of 400 in the post-secondary school examination.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) later debunked her claims and accused her of forging her result in a statement issued by its spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin.
The examination body went on to slam a 3-year ban on the pupil from Anambra State and the move triggered mixed reactions from Nigerians.
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However, while appearing with her father, on Channels Television programme, Sunrise Daily, on Wednesday, July 5, Mmesoma argued that she ought not to be blamed for the controversy, insisting that banning her for three years is unfair.
“It’s not my fault that I printed my result like that and they said that I forged my result. It’s not my fault. So, them banning it is not fair,” she said.
She further revealed she sent an SMS to JAMB through its support system but got no response.
Mmesoma added: “That’s the only SMS I sent there. They didn’t reply. If they check their JAMB Support System, they would see that I sent a text message. They didn’t reply.
“After all said and done, I now saw that I got 249. I sent them a text message there to know what really happened — the JAMB Support System. If they go to their system, they will see it there.”