From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has slammed three years ban on Miss Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma, for allegedly manipulating JAMB system and falsification of her UTME result and claiming to have scored the highest in the recently concluded examination.
JAMB spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, who confirmed the development, explained that the punishment is meant for persons that committed such an offence.
He insisted that Miss Mmesomma faked her UTME result, contrary to her claims on a viral video that the acclaimed fake result is genuine and she was the one that printed. JAMB, in a statement, on Sunday, explained that Mmesomma manipulated her UTME result to deceive the public to fraudulently obtain scholarship and other recognitions.
He said: “The Board would like to state that the likes of Mmesoma are still out there deceiving those who are always in a hurry to bestow honours on candidates without confirming from the board.”
Dr. Fabian also made reference to a similar case of one Atung Gerald in Kaduna, who claimed to have scored 380, and his ethnic group was requesting that he should be given special recognition, only for the board to disappoint them with the incontestable fact that Atung never obtained the 2023 UTME application documents not to talk of sitting the examination.
Dr. Fabian, on behalf of JAMB, advised the pub lic to always cross-check the claims by candidates with the board before rushing to honour them with undeserving awards.