Mmesoma Ejikeme owns up to 362 UTME result forgery

By Tayo AFOLABI

Finally, Anambra student, Mmesoma Ejikeme has owned up to single-handedly forging the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, result with score of 362.

She confessed before a committee set up by Governor Chukwuma Soludo to investigate the controversies over the results being paraded by her and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, that after she forged the result, she went to a cyber cafe to print it out.

The Committee said in its report that it invited Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma, the Principal of Anglican Girls Secondary School, and officials of JAMB for its interactive session.

“JAMB officials led by Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the Head Public Affairs presented the detailed processes and procedures involved in JAMB admissions, the policy changes that have occurred in the release of UTME scores since 2021 and what specifically transpired between the candidate Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma with registration number: 20230639047FF in her quest to obtain her JAMB score,” the Committee said in the report.

The Committee, chaired by Professor Nkemdili Nnonyelu, said in its report that Ejikeme confessed during its sitting attended by her principal, and the Education Secretary that she manipulated the JAMB’s UMTE’s result by herself, using her Airtel Number.

She also told the Committee that she printed the result at Prisca Global Computers, Uruagu, Nnewi, according to a copy of the report published by Premium Times.

“The Committee tried to find out the motive behind her action, but Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma said NOTHING.

“In their own submissions, the Principal Anglican Girls’ Secondary school, Uruagu Nnewi, and the Education Secretary-Diocese of Nnewi (Anglican Communion) expressed shock at what transpired where in their presence, Mmesoma admitted having manipulated her UTME results, deceiving the school, her immediate family and the State Government,” the Committee said in the report.

In its findings, the Committee said in the report: “The results released by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) with respect to the UTME score of Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma is 249.

“The results paraded by Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma with aggregate score of 362 is fake as buttressed by the very significant and instructive variations In the registration number, date of birth centre name and other Infractions to Mmesoma admitted that she manipulated the fake results herself, using her phone.

“The Principal Anglican Girls’ Secondary School-Mrs. Edu Uche and the Education Secretary, Diocese of Nnewi (Anglican Communion) expressed dismay at the conduct of Ejikeme Jay Mmesoma.”

The Committee recommended that:

1. That Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma tenders an unreserved written apology to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (AMB), the school (Anglican Girls Secondary School, Uruagu Nnewi) and the Anambra State Government. This should be done immediately.

2 Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma should undergo a psychological counselling and therapy.

3. All prospective candidates for JAMB Admission should adhere strictly to guidelines, processes and procedures of the examination body.

“The Committee of Inquiry commends Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for their diligent handling of the matter and the information supplied about the interface with the candidate (see attached).

“We hope that this unearthing of the truth as we have discovered will go a long way in correcting the sentiments, misconceptions and deceptions that have been in the public domain,” said the Committee in the report.