On Tuesday, JAMB insisted that her result is โpatently fakeโ, saying it had withdrawn her result and consequently barred her from writing the examination for the next three years.
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 โnot fairโ.
The 19-year-old claims her โresults notificationโ 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On Tuesday, JAMB insisted that her result is โpatently fakeโ, saying it had withdrawn her result and consequently barred her from writing the examination for the next three years.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 Televisionโs Sunrise Daily, believes she should not be blamed for the controversy.
โItโs not my fault that I printed my result like that and they said that I forged my result. Itโs not my fault. So, them banning it is not fair,โ 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 boardโs 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: โThatโs the only SMS I sent there
Asked if she got any feedback, she said, โThey didnโt reply. If they check their JAMB Support System, they would see that I sent a text message. They didnโt reply.โ
On the claim that she used an Airtel line, Mmesoma replied: โYes,โ but she added it was โnot through USSD codeโ.
โThe one I checked through the USSD code is the one of 360 (sic) that I saw,โ she explained further.
Responding to the claim that the feedback from JAMB showed her score as 249, she agreed
Yes,โ she said. โAfter all said and done, I now saw that I got 249. I sent them a text message there to know what really happened โ the JAMB Support System. If they go to their system, they will see it there.โ