Anambra student, Ejikeme Mmesoma
Three years after one of Nigeria’s most controversial examination scandals, the three-year ban imposed on Anambra student Ejikeme Mmesoma, by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is due to expire this July, making her eligible once again to sit the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
Mmesoma became the centre of national attention in July 2023 after she claimed to have scored 362 in the UTME, a result that would have ranked her among the country’s highest-performing candidates.
The claim initially drew public sympathy after she accused JAMB of failing to recognise her achievement. However, the controversy quickly escalated after the examination body declared the result she presented fake.
JAMB insisted that Mmesoma’s authentic score was 249 and alleged that she manipulated her result using her mobile phone before printing a forged copy at a cybercafé.
