Despite public uproar, the Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board, JAMB, has remained adamant, insisting that the Anambra
schoolgirl, Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma manipulated her Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination, UTME, results.
Mmesoma’s UTME result has been shrouded with controversy as
JAMB declared that her 362 score in the recent test was forged.
JAMB had on Sunday alleged that Mmesoma used an undisclosed
software to manipulate her 2023 UTME result.
The development had stimulated controversy and set the
internet on fire as concerned citizens expressed skepticism on the claim made
by JAMB.
The schoolgirl also vehemently denied the allegation via a
viral video on Monday, saying she printed the result from JAMB portal and could
not have been able to alter it.
But in a statement on Tuesday, Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s
spokesperson, said the matter had been handed over to security agencies for
investigation, insisting that Mmesoma was not the first person to have
manipulated results of examinations conducted by the board.
According to Fabian, JAMB system was neither tampered with
nor compromised as being speculated on social media, alleging that Mmesoma
“simply falsified a copy of a result slip of a candidate named “Asimiyu Mariam
Omobolanle”, who sat the UTME in 2021 and scored 138″.
He said that the board was ready to meet with Mmesoma’s
parents and her legal team in the court of law.
“This case has, therefore, been rightly handed over to
relevant security agencies for thorough investigation to unravel the
masterminds of yet another unfortunate scam.
“The Board is not averse to public scrutiny and is ready for
open public sessions, involving the agencies listed above, as well as relevant
security agencies where the candidate, parents, guardian and her legal team
will be present”, the statement added.
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