Can a 16 years old have an idea on how she can manipulate her UTME score? Does she have an adult who could have helped her with the manipulation?
These are questions that the the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board is trying to find our in a case that is sending shock waves across Nigeria.
Cornel Osigwe, the Innoson Group’s Head of Corporate Communications, has demanded a probe into the claims of certificate fraud made against Mmesoma Ejikeme.
She proclaimed herself the top student in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Osigwe in a post via his official Twitter handle, @cornelosigwe said: “The girl I met doesn’t have the brain and capacity to manipulate her result.
“There is more to this story. A proper investigation needs to be done. Abeg, let the poor breath”.
Below Is A Tweet From Cornel
That girl was one of the most brilliant in her school, according to the Principal, her parents couldn’t even afford to pay for her WEAC and NECO Exams. Of what advantage will it offer her to manipulate her JAMB score? Let the poor breathe pls.
— Cornel Osigwe (@cornelosigwe) July 2, 2023
The girl I met doesn’t have the brain and capacity to manipulate her result. There is more to this story. A proper investigation needs to be done. Abeg let the poor breath.
— Cornel Osigwe (@cornelosigwe) July 2, 2023
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Ejikeme has been reprimanded by JAMB for parading herself as the top scorer in the examination.
The board, in a statement released on Sunday evening, noted that Ejikeme manually inflated her UTME result from 249 to 362 and used her inflated score to attract a ₦3 million scholarship from Innoson Motors.
Meanwhile, she was set to be awarded by the Anambra State Government before she was exposed.
Now she has to bear the burden of the manipulation.
According to JAMB, Ejikeme will be prosecuted and have her original result withdrawn by the board, JAMB said.
