How Anambra student Mmesoma Ejikeme manipulated her UTME score, deceived Nigerians: JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has provided details on how UTME candidate Mmesoma Ejikeme allegedly changed her score from 249 to 362. The exam board also stated it had withdrawn her result.
Describing Ms Ejikeme’s case as the “most pathetic” for pulling the wool over Nigerians’ eyes, JAMB revealed that “she had manipulated her UTME result to deceive the public and fraudulently obtained scholarship and other recognition.”
According to a statement by JAMB spokesman Fabian Benjamin on Sunday, Ms Ejikeme tried to exploit the exam body’s system.
“It is to be noted that the candidate had sent a message to the board’s platform to request her UTME result, after which she manually inflated her scores and pasted same on the 2022 UTME result sheet,” the statement explained.
It added, “Unknown to her, the board had changed the design of the 2023 UTME result sheet. Her original result remains 249 as nothing can change that.”
JAMB warned that “the likes of Mmesoma are still out there, deceiving those who are always in a hurry to bestow honour on candidates without confirming from the board,” promising the public that the Anambra student would be prosecuted.
The exam body also accused another UTME candidate, Atung Gerald in Kaduna, of claiming to have scored 380.
“The board is constrained to set the records straight and wishes to state unequivocally that many of the results which many of these candidates are parading are fake,” the JAMB statement stressed. “In many instances, some of these candidates had actually obtained far lower scores than they are claiming and had used some funny software packages to manipulate their results to deceive unsuspecting members of the public.”
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
States
Independence: NBA urges Nigerians to expect better future
The NBA said that ordinary Nigerians should be deriving benefit from the subsidy removal rather than hardship.
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
States
Six abducted Niger farmers rescued
The police said the farmers were abducted on October 28, 2026, at about 12:00 p.m on their farms at Mahangi village via Pandogari.
States
Arewa Radio doles out N2.2 million to winners of Kano secondary schools debate
Sixteen schools and 32 students participated in the competition.
Politics
Tinubu has opened governance to Nigerian youths, says presidential aide
Mr Ayinde said the Tinubu administration has demonstrated commitment to youth inclusion by creating opportunities for young Nigerians to contribute to governance.
States
NDLEA intercepts large consignments of illicit drugs in seven states
Mr Babafemi said operatives arrested the suspects while they were loading 554 kilogrammes of skunk into a Volvo truck for onward movement into town.
Agriculture
North-East poultry farmers seek govt intervention over threat of sector collapse
In separate interviews with journalists in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, poultry farmers described rising input costs as a serious threat to productivity.
States
Troops rescue 11 abducted victims in Kebbi
Mr Sanivie said the operation followed a distress call about suspected terrorists who had blocked the Ribah-Dirindaji road while attempting to invade Ribah town.
