This is just as the Board said it has also cancelled the result obtained by her in the examination.
Speaking with the Vanguard, yesterday evening, the spokesman of the Board, Dr. Benjamin Fabian, accused the lady of engaging in criminal act.
“What she did was to alter a result that was obtained by somebody in the 2021 UTME. She is banned for three years from sitting for the UTME too. That result of hers, where she scored 249, has been cancelled as well,” he said on phone.
Asked how the girl could have altered her result without connivance with somebody in the Board, Fabian said there was no hacking into the Board’s facility.
“Our results are safe and nobody has hacked into them. She only altered her results, and the QR code will always show her true result,” he added.
However, Mmesoma, in a post on her Facebook wall, denied any wrong doing.
“They are just trying to harass me and my family. After the results were released over two months ago, why is it taking them this long to say what they are saying now? Now, using the QR code is indicating another name – Omotola Afolabi – which initially showed a score of 138 and, later, 338. Somebody cannot have two different results from the same examination.
“I cannot do what they are accusing me of. I have been a brilliant girl from my Nursery School days. I scored over 300 in my common entrance examination to secondary school,” she stated.
Meanwhile, the Anambra State government has said it bust up the whole thing when it suspected that the score was fake.
This came as the chairman of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing, Chief Innocent Chukwuma, who earlier announced a N3 million scholarship to the girl, said she can no longer access the fund until the investigation is completed.
Mmesoma became an instant celebrity after her alleged 362 scores went viral as the overall best score in the 2023 UTME.
JAMB on Sunday, declared Mmesoma’s 362 UTME score as fake, and revealed that her score was manually inflated, as her original score was 249. JAMB also announced the immediate withdrawal of Mmesoma’s UTME score.
Anambra State Commissioner for Education, Professor Ngozi Chuma-Udeh said she was the one that raised the alarm after the girl honoured an invitation in the process of the plan by the state government to honour her.
Chuma- Udeh said that after Mmesoma’s result was published online, she invited the girl for recognition by the state government, adding that when Mmesoma brought her result, she observed that it was not directly from the JAMB printout.
According to her, it was at that point that she became suspicious, which made her get in touch with JAMB to confirm the result, stating that she was taken aback when JAMB told her that what was circulating was not its result.
She said it was at that point that her ministry turned back the girl, while JAMB began an investigation into the matter.
Meanwhile, the founder of Innoson Motors, Chief Innocent Chukwuma, who announced the N3 million university scholarship award to the 16-year-old Mmesoma shortly after her result went viral, has said that with the latest development, the girl can no longer access the fund, although the money had been paid into a dedicated account.
Describing the revelation as very unfortunate, Chukwuma said he was excited when he heard that the young girl came tops in the UTME, especially when he found out that she studied in a public school.
He said: “When I was told that a student of a public school recorded the highest score in the JAMB examination, I sent for the principal of the school and the principal confirmed to me that it was true that the girl scored the mark.
“I said to myself that such a brilliant girl if properly educated, will be beneficial to our country and the world at large, so I decided to award her a scholarship so that nothing will stop her from attaining a university education.
“When I awarded her the scholarship, I deposited ¦ 3,000,000 in a dedicated bank account and told the principal that the money is strictly meant for Mmesoma’s education in the university, which means that any time she needs to pay any fee in the school, they will let me know so that I will sign for withdrawal of the money from the account. “
Mmesoma claimed to have scored 98 marks in English Language, 89 in Physics, 94 in Biology and 81 in Chemistry.
Incidentally, JAMB said the true highest scorer is also from Anambra State like Mmesoma. He is Umeh Nkechinyere with 360 marks.
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Na wa.If she is guilty, she should be punished. She didn't just forge the result but used the result to dupe people.
ReplyDeleteAnd people like Teejay should stop trying to turn this into a tribal thing
This story made me remember my waec issue, most people working in these boards are very corrupt.
DeleteOne evening, I went to a shop to buy something, while I was chatting with the girl selling about preparing for my waec,one man was there, unknown to me a waec officer.
He asked me my school, I told him, he now told me about helping people score good grades, no matter what you write,that they know how to go about it and make your original result disappear.
I doubted him, he now mentioned my classmate that he is coming from their house, I was shocked.
I told him to wait, we live nearby let me inform my mother, I rushed home and narrated the issue to my mom, who invited the man.
After the discussion, my mom said no,that I am still young, when I fail that I should repeat, I sha felt bad knowing another mother is supporting her daughter.
Back in school, I don't know what the man told the girl and family, the girl came to harass me in school, I now escalated the thing in school that even her friends were surprised how can such happen and she no link them.
The family even came to our house to harass us, it was something else cos I made it open in the school.
Waec started, one particular paper, the invigilator called out few students and me, knowing I didn't do anything, I was suspicious of the call out.
Cos the school was monitoring us well.
I told my mom, she was like I should forget, I told her I believe I am the target, she convinced me to forget.
After exams, one day I was going somewhere, the man grabbed me by hands that he do stalk me sometimes but hardly see me outside.
That he is very sorry, he lied to the family concerning me but the issue now, they have planned to deal with my results to punish me as the family get connect.
I rushed home to my mom, infact that case affected everyone in my set cos mom was if the results were not marked openly for that particular school that she will take it up with the help of few people she mentioned.
And they just arranged our results and made sure we all re write waec.
No one in that class got all papers.
Those boards are very corrupt
The woman at the government office, the commissioner, was very observant. Schools like UI verify results, so if you forged yours you will be flushed out, just pray it is before your final year. Innoson and others giving gifts are doing well, but the right thing is to verify first. Even companies and other employers are supposed to do their due diligence , except for jobs were certificates are not needed, and most of such still ask for referees and guarantors.
DeleteYour WAEC story is very different from how the JAMB under prof Ishiak Oloyede is run. Even they cannot access the results from the database. The qr code system is secure and unique internationally. They change the layout every year and the result can only be accessed with her registered phone number. The exams are now CBT so you almost eliminate leaks. I've had my results tampered with it exchanged in the past by NECO and the common entrance system of back then.
DeleteThe girl was probably not proud of her result being a high flyer in school so she over-compensated and got caught. Through her service provider, the log of her interaction with the JAMB server was printed and down on TV so those with data and a serve of justice can see that she was using her limited knowledge on ICT to help herself. She is 19 and if she doesn't backpedal, she'll be risking jail.
Something is fishy here. I hope the real thrush comes out.
ReplyDelete“truth”
DeleteHmmm.com.ng/Nigeria na wa
ReplyDeleteIs it not the same Jamb that snake swallowed millions? An institution that lacks credibility, who dey trust them again?
DeleteSomething is just not right here. I don't think the girl falsified the result.
ReplyDeleteI seriously doubt it too
DeleteSeconded
DeleteWatch the submissions of JAMB staff on channels and TVC online. The girl even forgot to use a current format to present her forged result. She presented a format last used in 2021.
DeleteWatch the submissions of JAMB staff on channels and TVC online. The girl even forgot to use a current format to present her forged result. She presented a format last used in 2021.
DeleteBut why was DSS invited for a case with a minor? Not even police oh.. DSS. As in, DSS na Nigeria equivalent of CIA oh. Our top intelligence agency. What the heck are they doing in this news? Have they been invited for cases with thieving politicians and money that disappears from top national agencies? Na little girl with Jamb scotre discrepancy you go see them. Just ashamed of them all
ReplyDeleteShe is 19 and is tarnishing the image of a body many Nigerians rely on to authenticate their degrees.
DeleteHmmmmmmmm. Her only crime was coming from a poor background. They heard the millions scholarship and felt she does not deserve it as a poor man's child.
ReplyDeleteIt took Jamb months to notice her result was fake and send a whole DSS against a minor.
I heard she had been barred from writing Jamb for three years.
In all you do. Biko be rich as poor man is assumed not to deserve any good thing. Tell me that child is from a rich family. Will the so call commissioner of education notice it was fake?.
So the new person announced with the highest score who is also from Anambra state is a rich man's child?
DeleteYou can imagine how quickly they released a sledgehammer on that young girl.
DeleteYes @anonymous 14:14 she is from a rich home. Deeper life school is expensive I don't about Anambra oh, but here in Port Harcourt is very expensive.
DeleteZaram, I am sorry to say - your level of comprehension and bias, is appalling. Your comments on issues (same with your co-traveller, Teejay) are, to say the least, well below acceptable minimum. But both of you rush to make comments on every issue, before proper and intuitive analysis. Na wa o!
DeleteThe limitations of victimhood complex... no sense of personal responsibility.
DeleteThe true highest scorer must be born to billionaires.
@Anon 02:03, na dia way - playing the Ostrich, giving ethnic colouration to everything, claiming victimisation in all spheres,, always apportioning blame, never taking responsibilities for their actions and inactions, don't take time to speak truth to the man in the mirror and running when no one is chasing them.
DeleteI heard that the former minister of education has ordered a proper investigation into this matter. I hope the investigation eventually clarifies this.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I think slamming her with 3 years ban was done in a hurry. Whatever happened to investigation or even subjecting her to another test on the spot.
By the way, this is not the first time their system is having glitches or candidates forging result.
They should check their backend as well as investigate how the young girl got her result.
All these their hurry hurry ban, I don't understand.
I even heard their is already an ongoing investigation, so why not wait till it's concluded before passing this sort of cold judgement.
DeleteShould I say that JAMB has a weaklink and instead I them to take responsibility, they pushed it to this little girl.
She's so young and I hope she doesn't get traumatized.
We sure do know how to pursue things the wrong way in this country.
DSS-16 year old accused of faking a result while many criminals are the ones making critical decisions so many institutions.
They should investigate and if she's found guilty should be h
I'm also confused by the ban
DeleteThey are investigating and had hurriedly banned her. I smell a rat here. Maybe her parents turned down a greedy thief or something of that nature and they decided to teach them a lesson
Hmmmn .... a former minister of education ordering an investigation .... says a lot about the way people believe everything they see or ear on SM without thinking rationally.
Delete-FORMER minister ORDERS investigation.
Delete-Sit for a different exam and disenfranchise others who didn't pass out script high enough?
-16 year old ex-19 year old student
These are the kind of claims you make boldly when grossly misinformed.
Invest your data( because it's not a time constraint) on the account of the JAMB staff on the main TV channels and objectively look at issues raised and how her claims were squashed.
You people want to push this thing adult into jail with ignorance.
This girl almost dropped out of school because of lack of fund, i learnt at a point they had to crowd fund so she can continue because of how bright she was. To upgrade your scores, i hear it cost between 20 to 30k, this girl's mom sells orange and her dad is an okada rider, where will they get the money for such.
ReplyDeleteJAMB should not be in a haste to conclude
Wait, scores can actually be upgraded in Nigeria? With money? 😳 Ha, when did this start? Back in our days Jamb had 'special centers' with full knowledge of JAMB oh- are they still in existence? That's why I laugh when Jamb is publicly bullying the girl for their own glitch/system error. JAMB. Same JAMB. That is As corrupt as any institution in Nigeria. 😂😂
Deleteso thing very fishy is going on sha
DeleteStella this your headline sef, which one is "trade words"?
ReplyDeleteAsin enh
DeleteIf I did not watch the video myself I will think that she attacked them, even if that score isn’t hers then it should be a problem from their own end.
A lot of people have been given different results, it did not start today. The man in the interview was so angry he kept banging his hands on a table, they are angry she woke up
Push up (original)
JAMB didn't do well, they took decision very quick by banning her from writing JAMB for three years. Thank God she has gotten foreign scholarship.
ReplyDeleteThank God for the Foreign Scholarship 🙏
DeleteInstead of them to focus and upgrade their compromised website, they are quick to place three years ban on a minor that may probably be innocent of all the allegations, whatever happens to proper investigation, SMH.
ReplyDeleteSomething is off here. An independent investigation should be conducted to ascertain what's going on. All I've read from JAMB are assumptions. How can they be tormenting this girl over an allegation. If the have a case , they should go to a juvenile court!
ReplyDeleteSo if there was a need for it, JAMB should take a 19year old woman, that can vote and be voted for, to a juvenile Court .... the way people reason on this blog!
DeleteThere is no reason for your last statement. Just state her age. I thought she was in her mid teens.
Delete@Anon 20:55, i apologise.
DeleteThat little poor girl couldn't have altered her results, the error may probably be from jamb website instead of owning up to their shortcomings they're blaming the victim. Of course they would want people not to take them serious.
ReplyDeleteThey refused to accept their mistake..
DeleteCalling Dss for a minor..
So sad for Jamb to ban her for 3 years..
May God fix it for her.
She is an adult not a minor.
DeleteThe more I read the story, the more complicit the girl seems.
ReplyDelete1. The result is allegedly not a JAMB 2023 print out (no other person has a similar print out, not even the other guy that claimed 380)
2. How did she know she had the "highest score" without JAMB publication, assuming there was a glitch like some are suggesting?
3. There is an app that can supposedly do this same print out on Android.
4. She may or may not have been in the know of her actual results going by her repeated checks and Airtel communications report.
5. Her parents struggled financially, so the funds were really needed and there's motive for misrepresentation of facts.
6. She has supposedly been a high test scorer, so may have considered 249 a low score for her ego and future ambitions, another motive.
7. Common entrance test scores may have changed, you had to be above 500 to be considered competitive in time past.
JAMB however still needs to look into their system to ensure their staff are not engaging in security breach practices.
Well all those questions are legitimate she put it in the paper before jamb saw it and I know uniabuja is full of touts who will tell you they can upgrade results but she did one mistake the heading "notification of result is not on the current results how come she has it on her result?and the people are saying she is not able to do such kind thigh what of where she checked the result?I believe those involved in this show of shame and those urging her on will bury their heads in shame
DeleteShe did it, she did it, how exactly, no one has been able to say, all they know is that she did it. It will take a high level of IT sophistication to do what they are accusing her of, which also will cost money, which she obviously doesn't have.
DeleteA through investigation should be carried out, let's know with evidence how she was able to manipulate the system, because people that scanned the barcode were getting same thing.
Its not enough to say she did it, let's know how, cos someone whose life is just taking off reputation is at stake here
At least write copied.
DeleteI made this comment on another platform but here you are.
You just copied and pasted word for word with acknowledging that it was copied.
Thank God you said there are certain sites, she may have gone to the closest cafe near her and the person just clicked on any site and provided her with a result, she knowing her level of brilliancy dint doubt it for a reason and went further to celebrate it.
DeleteWhatever the case, that girl did not forge that result and isn’t even aware of it, they are angry she spoke up and Instead of waiting for the investigation to be concluded they decided to pounce on her
Push up (original)
Anon 16:41,who are you referring to cos I'm anon 16:25 and those are my word. Next time be specific
Delete15:43, thank you for an unbiased submission but on such easily sentimental topics, don't expect that people will consider these issues. Victimhood complex will not likely permit.
DeleteLook at the font size and proportions of the result she is parading and the fact that there's no picture as it's the format from two years ago. She may have approached an Oluwole cyber cafe in Anambra there who just deceived her and did tricks with adobe cloud for 2k. They didn't expect that she would ask them to quote the highest score and she also didn't expect this level of backlash for stealing someone else's shine.
DeleteSo sad reading all the comments here in support of this girl and against JAMB - so much distrust for all govt agencies. But JAMB has been totally revamped by Prof Oloyede. Some people have just set up this innocent and brilliant girl, for "sacrifice". They wanted to use her brilliant but humble background to make money (for themselves and not her). Fraudulently inflate her scores, get monetary gifts and scholarships and split with her/parents (or eventually dupe her and parents).
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteI have been on Twitter reading people experience with education boards ranging from Entrance into Govt unity school.
ReplyDeleteYou get admission and after you jubiliate and go to process your admission, the school tells you that you don't have admission. Fiam, another name is sitting in your position.
This manipulation and selling of result didn't start today. It's a lucrative business for those people who have access to admission board especially that Unity schools.
It's happened to me and twice, Unilag precisely, after the second one, my parents decided to send me outside Nigeria.
DeleteMy friend's baby bro got admitted into the Navy, saw his name on the list the first time, came back later and his name has been crossed out with pen and replaced. They raised hell before his name was put back on the list.
DeleteThe explanation they gave was that some people who get admitted don't process it or forfeit.
There is a reason why there is so much distrust for government agencies, anything that comes out of them is not to be trusted
I remember years back when I was denied entry into Queens college, Yaba despite having a very good score in the National Common Entrance, which was the so called only way to gain admission into schools like Queens Colleg and Kings College back then, but a classmate who didn't even write the National Common Entrance that day (for health reasons i heard) got admission. That was my first experience with classism and tribalism.
DeleteMine was NDA..the first time they sold my result,the second time I passed and got admitted but they asked me to go and look for letter from at least major general or first class oba in my state and before I could say Jack Robinson,my name disappeared
Delete@16:31, the people that work in government agencies and those that distrust anything government are all same of same - Nigerians, someone's family members, neighbours, etc.
DeleteThe JAMB of today is very different from that of yesteryears.
DeleteWhy would Jamb slam her with 3yrs ban,without proper investigations, Shame on them.
ReplyDeleteNigerians. Always majoring the minor and minoring the major. Nigeria's president and commander in chief of the armed forces is currently in court for forging all the documents he submitted for elections. Every single certificate. As per, he committed forgery and perjury... but a little girl is the one blowing up the news. Something is wrong with us. Same way someone was soooo angry that Chioma hasn't left Davido. As in, how does that affect the economy and current polity? Have you ever been really angry at your politicians who steal the future of the nation? Something is wrong with us
ReplyDeleteBack then, checked the first time in phone and I got 287. Went to print it out and was seeing 239 and I wasn't engaged with any special centre. I was just 16.
ReplyDeleteWhat year?
DeleteA friend of mine was attending a university and paying school fees. She would print her results from the uni's website. But guess what, when she was supposed to graduate, they told her she's not a student of the school. This is someone who has student ID, had her matric number, had gone through clearance in 100 and 300 level without any issues, has never been sent out of exam hall and always paid her school fees and got her results via the university 's website.
ReplyDeleteWe advised her to sue the school but there's no money for it and she's from a struggling home.
So, sorry, I believe the girl.
If this lady is innocent, I pray she gets vindicated and even gets sponsored to school outside the country.
ReplyDeleteI do not think she is innocent.
ReplyDeleteThis should be properly investigated.
ReplyDeleteJamb and special centers those days.
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