Mmesoma has been in the news for claiming she scored 362 in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) had revealed that she actually scored 249 on the exam.

The student of Anglican Girls Secondary School in Nnewi, Anambra, initially countered the claim but later admitted that she forged the result.

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Amid the ensuing drama, JAMB withdrew her result and suspended her from taking the exam for three years.

On Wednesday, Mmesoma appeared before an ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives investigating the alleged forgery of result.JAMB Result

Addressing the committee, the student appealed to JAMB for leniency and claimed ignorance played a “significant role” in the process of obtaining the fake result.

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Speaking on the development, the commissioner said Soludo’s directive followed recommendation of the committee constituted by the state government to investigate the case.NYSC Portal

“We considered what Mmesoma did as ‘juvenile delinquency’ to which any child could fall victim. So, we are not going to throw the baby away with the bath water,” she said.

“She is now under a psychotherapist counsellor who will take her on therapy for three months after which the state government will appeal to JAMB management on behalf of her to reconsider one or two things.”