The candidate at the centre of a UTME results forgery allegation, Mmesoma Ejikeme, says the three-year ban instituted against her by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is “not fair”.

The 19-year-old claims her “results notification” slip for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination showing a score of 362 out of 400 was printed from the JAMB results portal, but the board argues she is parading a forged result on a template it discontinued in 2021.

Her official score is 249.

On Tuesday, JAMB insisted that her result is “patently fake”, saying it had withdrawn her result and consequently barred her from writing the examination for the next three years.

Mmesoma, who appeared with her father Romanus on the Wednesday edition of Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, believes she should not be blamed for the controversy.

“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.

Appearing on the show on Tuesday, JAMB spokesman Fabian Benjamin revealed its records indicated the candidate had sent a series of messages to the board’s automated telecoms system, including the results showing an aggregate of 362.

Responding, Mmesoma said the only SMS she sent to JAMB was through its support system: “That’s the only SMS I sent there.”

Asked if she got any feedback, she said, “They didn’t reply. If they check their JAMB Support System, they would see that I sent a text message. They didn’t reply.”

On the claim that she used an Airtel line, Mmesoma replied: “Yes,” but she added it was “not through USSD code”.

“The one I checked through the USSD code is the one of 360 (sic) that I saw,” she explained further.

Responding to the claim that the feedback from JAMB showed her score as 249, she agreed.

“Yes,” she said. “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.”

Parachoco:
JAMB don already withdraw her result and ban her for 3 years

IconicR:
Hasty and wrong decision. Obviously the girl was clueless. Someone is behind all these.

Parachoco:
How's it and hasty and wrong decision

I do not understand?

Is it Jamb that forced her to come out and pose a fake result?

Is it Jamb that sent the fake SMS result show the public?

IconicR:
I'm saying they should have made further investigation before taking that judgement because it looks like she knows nothing about the whole manipulations. Maybe her parents or older siblings

Beremx:
Would she have displayed the result in public if she knew it was fake? Make una reason am nau!

Kenneth4u205:
JAMB forced her to say that as the only condition to reverse the 3 years ban on her. Even me I will testify that TINUBU is not a drug lord if that is the only option given to me . JAMB remain a scam

BadMaster:

Since this case started, you have not been using your brain at all, as is most of your tribal people

Parachoco:
Lol

Is this a joke or what?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/07/03/jamb-lied-i-didnt-forge-my-utme-result-mmesoma-breaks-silence/%3famp=1

I even showed you a link were she claimed she didn't forge her result


I think this issue needs to get to a High Court, the girl needs to be use as an example to people like you

IconicR:
You are not getting my point. The result is obviously fake but someone somewhere is behind it and not the little girl

SpecialAdviser:
Before we castigate this girl, who forged the result is the question ❓ Has JAMB done it's investigation?

And for magas calling out this innocent girl, remember your president is using a forged certificate. Remember one time Finance minister Kemi used a forged document.

Let's allow an innocent brilliant girl to breathe.

BadMaster:

DSS is on the emboldened, it's not the job of Jamb, given that it's now a serious fraudulent case.

By the way, there's nothing innocent about her, she's as guilty as her collaborators.

Throwback:
I wonder what her Igbo brothers and sisters will say now.

Innoson personnel saying let the poor breath was already politicising the matter and trying to make it a masses vs government affair.

Shame!

Beremx:
Would she have displayed the result in public if she knew it was fake? Make una reason am nau!