Lawrence Nwimo, Awka
A man from Enugu State says his firm has volunteered to award Ejikeme Mmesoma an international scholarship up to her masters level.
Mmesoma is a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi, Anambra State, who was accused of inflating her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result.
A statement from JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, had said the student, who was widely celebrated for scoring 362 and said to be the highest for 2023 UTME, actually scored 249 in the exam.
Benjamin had said the student tampered with the original result to curry favour.
He subsequently announced that the result would be withdrawn while Mmesoma would face prosecution and banned from taking the examination for three years.
But speaking on Monday, Mmesoma said she printed her result from JAMB portal, adding that she was not capable of forging her result.
She said she had always been a brilliant pupil, who had secured first position from primary school days.
Mmesoma said she was invited by the Department of State Services (DSS) where her statement was taken, and she was told that investigation was ongoing.
She said she felt traumatised by the incident, adding that, “there must be problem somewhere.”
However, amidst the ongoing saga, providence seems to have smiled on Mmesoma as the man identified as Gaius Chibueze from Enugu State offered her fully funded international scholarship to study in the UK, Canada or USA.
Mr. Chibueze took to his verified Twitter account on Monday night to announce the award.
“I and our company @VoiceOfTheEast are ready to offer Miss Joy Mmesoma a 100% scholarship to study in the UK, CANADA or the UNITED states of America.
“Our team will work with her to get admission From any university of her choice in any of the above 3 countries.
“We will take 100% charge of her Fees and upkeep until her masters level.
“@lota_nna, kindly get in touch with her and her family!”
He called on the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board to stop harassing Mmesoma, adding that the action of JAMB is also anti-Igbo race.
“We are calling on @JAMBHQ to desist from such unprofessional behavior.
“This is not just an attack on her person but the entire Igbo race!”
