The panel of inquiry set up by the Anambra State Government has confirmed that Mmesoma Ejikeme manipulated her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result, where she actually scored 249 as against 362.

The eight-page report of the panel also recommended that Mmesoma immediately tender an unreserved written apology to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, the school (Anglican Girls’ Secondary School, Uruagu Nnewi), and the state government and should undergo psychological counselling and therapy.

The eight-member panel had been set up by the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Wednesday to investigate the ongoing controversy between the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and Mmesoma, whose UTME result has come under controversy, with the mandate of making its findings public.

Mmesoma, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi, had sat for the UTME in May and came under scrutiny for parading the “highest score” of 362, which JAMB later revealed was manipulated.

The panel report, also circulating online, was addressed to the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, and made available by the Commissioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu on Friday.

The panel said it conducted interviews with relevant parties, including Mmesoma, JAMB officials and other individual(s) involved in the process as well as the principal of Anglican Girls Secondary School.

According to the panel, Mmesoma had sent a request to JAMB with a different registration number showing a UTME result of an aggregate score of 362, with Eng: 98, Phy: 89, Bio: 94, and Che: 81 which differed substantially from the standard JAMB format where she got an appropriate rebuttal stating her real score of 249.

The panel indicated in its findings that “the results released by the JAMB with respect to the UTME score of Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma is 249.

“The result paraded by Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma with an 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.

“Ejikeme Joy 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 Joy Mmesoma.”

The report, titled, Report of the committee on Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma’s JAMB score controversy” also indicated that the candidate was well informed of her correct score of 249.

It read in part, “Recall Mr Governor that with the recent release of scores of candidates who applied for admission by the JAMB and subsequent announcement of Nkechiyere Umeh as the candidate with the highest score of 360, Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma, a 19-year-old student of Anglican Girls’ Secondary School, Uruagu Nnewi, from Enugu State, protested to the state government that she scored 362 and ought to have been so recognised.

“This has elicited interest and generated serious controversy and misgivings among the general public that the state government in its wisdom decided to constitute a committee of inquiry to look into the under-listed terms of reference; review Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma’s JAMB results and associated documents.

“Conduct interviews with relevant parties, including Mmesoma, JAMB officials and any other individual(s) involved in the process. Provide recommendations based on the findings of the investigation.

“The committee invited Mmesoma, the Principal of Anglican Girls’ Secondary School, and officials of JAMB for an interactive session with the Committee.

“JAMB officials led by Dr Fabian Benjamin, the Head of 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.

“JAMB revealed the different times that Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma made several requests to the JAMB portal asking for her results at different hours, and each of these times (four in number), she received in her phone, same results from JAMB indicating candidate’s UTME Results to Wit: Eng: 64, Phy:54, Bio: 74, Che: 57 with a total aggregate score of 249.

“JAMB disclosed that the candidate was well informed of her correct score. Mmesoma had sent a request to JAMB with a different registration number showing a UTME result of an aggregate score of 362, with Eng: 98, Phy: 89, Bio: 94, and Che: 81. The results she sent differed substantially from the standard JAMB format where she got an appropriate rebuttal stating her real score of 249.”

The panel also disclosed that a number of red flags were also highlighted by JAMB officials showing a different date of birth, different Registration Number, and Notification of results template that has been discarded since 2021, amongst others.

“It was also evident that even the centre name ‘Nkemefuna Foundation (Thomas Chidoka Centre for Human Development as it was known before now) used for the examination was also manipulated where the candidate used the old name of the centre (Thomas Chidoka Centre for Human Development) in her own manipulated result sheet.

“In Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma’s submission, she owned up in the presence of her principal, and the Education Secretary that the narration by the JAMB officials was a true and correct description of what transpired.

“She also admitted to having given a manipulated result by herself unaided, using the same phone Airtel Number.

“According to her, she proceeded to the cybercafé (Prisca Global Computers, Uruagu, Nnewi) where she printed the results she had manipulated.

“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 to have manipulated her UTME results, deceiving the school, her immediate family and the state government.”

The panel commended JAMB for their diligent handling of the matter and the information supplied about the interface with the candidate.

“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.

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E don happen

The panel confirmed that the JAMB result was forged at Oluwole. We all know where the said oluwole is located.

I hope her overzealous kinsmen who gave an ethnic colouration to a simple case of malpractice can bury their heads in shame. Below are attached copies of their conclusions and recommendations.

Was never in doubt.. We've found JAMB to be trustworthy over the years that we don't bother contesting our results as released by JAMB.

If truly she's guilty she should fave the consequences

Thank God the truth prevailed in this case but will the same truth prevail over Tinubu's , impersonation, personality theft and fraudulent pasts?

With her big nose

Except for emotions and tribal affiliations, the explanation by Dr. Fabian in that interview was enough to draw the conclusion that Mmesoma faked that result.

But why would she do such thing?

So this is the investigation that five professors came out with? Shame on us as a tribe...was the committee even necessary?

Beremx my sister ikwue gini?

... shame on you

Gidgiddy...ifele megbuo gi

She should be flogged....

LibertyRep:
Except for emotions and tribal affiliations, the explanation by Dr. Fabian in that interview was enough to draw the conclusion that Mmesoma faked that result.

Simple...

Since 2015 election my tribe has lost its way and we are sinking deeper and deeper as the years go bye. From the most educated to the stark illiterate palmwine tapper in the village.

I refuse to go down that route. I am an Igbo man with a difference.

Gbam... Anything about this tribe is fake. Loud mouth, chest beating, developer of the universe.

Everybody tearing themselves because of this girl's matter, remember that your so called president also submitted fake results through his life, even submitted fake results just to be your president, are you people not ashamed of yourself? You're calling for the crucifixion of a teenager because jam said something that dy can't defend, but you're defending a man who doesn't have not certificate to be your president.
And una say una dy progress abi? Bunch of cowards

Okoroawusa:
So this is the investigation that five professors came out with? Shame on us as a tribe...was the committee even necessary?

Beremx my sister ikwue gini?

... shame on you

Gidgiddy...ifele megbuo gi

this will also pass like others forged cases. Let the girl breath abeg! She's not the first neither will she be the last

Beremx:
this will also pass like others forged cases. Let the girl breath abeg! She's not the first neither will she be the last

Whatever... you have your conscience. That's all I have to say to you on this matter. Jisieike nwanyi oma.

Even the uncouth manner she sat in front of the camera in that video like a veteran lady of easy virtue, tells you she has lost her innocense.

She learnt well from Peter Obi.

seunmsg:
She learnt well from Peter Obi.

But Peter Obi is not the one who forfeited $460,000

Also Peter Obi's secondary school certificates are not missing like a certain drug pusher.

Beremx:
this will also pass like others forged cases. Let the girl breathe abeg! She's not the first neither will she be the last

She has been banned from writing JAMB exam for the next three years. Even after the 3 years, it will be difficult for any university to offer a shameless fraudster like Mmesooma admission.

Criminals should not be allowed a breathing space else they will grow and become more dangerous to the society. It is my hope that she will be immediately arrested and prosecuted for forgery by the police. We must make an example out of her to deter others.

The registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede is a man of impeccable character. He has revolutionized JAMB to become among the top three most trusted institutions in Nigeria. But the envious Igbos who destroyed the Jonathan administration with corruption to the extent that they brainwashed Goodluck Jonathan a PhD holder, to believe that stealing was no longer corruption, in their usual character set out to tarnish the sparkling image of Prof Oloyede with this corrupt little girl hailing her and insulting a whole institution because a Yoruba man is heading the body. This is how they have been hailing Peter Obi a third class dullard who is soiled with corruption and lies from head to toe just to continue the looting of the national treasury from where the Jonathan administration stopped.

Charlyboy, Obi Ezekwesili and co who were busy turning this to ethnic battle should be ashamed of themselves....

kcnwaigbo:

But Peter Obi is not the one who forfeited $460,000

Also Peter Obi's secondary school certificates are not missing like a certain drug pusher.

She saw how Peter Obi has been going about shamelessly claiming he won an election in which he came a distant third. So, she saw nothing wrong in also fraudulently claiming to have scored 362 in JAMB even when she knew her original score is 249.

So you see, Peter Obi is her mentor-in-fraud. She learnt making fraudulent claims from him. If Obi can do it, Mmesoma can also do same.

seunmsg:


She has been banned from writing JAMB exam for the next three years. Even after the 3 years, it will be difficult for any university to offer a shameless fraudster like Mmesooma admission.

Criminals should not be allowed a breathing space Rhee they will grow and become more dangerous to the society. It is my hope that she will be immediately arrested and prosecuted for forgery by the police. We must make an example out of her to deter others.

your post reeks of hypocrisy. Before you condemn Mmesoma, try to pass same judgement to our leaders who have been faking their credentials for political gains.

Okoroawusa:

Whatever... you have your conscience. That's all I have to say to you on this matter. Jisieike nwanyi oma.

let our conscience judge us all. Remember Oluwole forgery started somewhere in a particular region.
Let the girl breath please

Definitely influence of peer groups and she fell for that. If not, I don't see other reason why such a brilliant girl will indulge in such act.

If she is above 18 then she should be treated as an adult.

At least shame suppose catch some of una wey support this girl/lady small. NDI ARAs

That was a Brain fart on the part of the young lady

But I want to believe that the letter above was not typed by JAMB committee, they won't do all these errors of not being able to space out the words correctly and type ADMISSION with 1 replacing I.

Beremx:
your post reeks of hypocrisy. Before you condemn Mmesoma, try to pass same judgement to our leaders who have been faking their credentials for political gains.

I don’t know the moral values some of you subscribed to but for some of us, we don’t tolerate nonsense irrespective of who is involved. We subscribe to very high moral values.

A colleague who worked directly under me once forged ICAN certificate to gain promotion. We did not cover him up. He was exposed, dismissed, prosecuted and sentenced to prison. You can google Lebi Ayodele.