UTME fraud: “Please forgive my daughter,” Mmesoma’s father begs JAMB, Nigerians

Romanus Ejikeme, the father of embattled Anambra Student Mmesoma Ejikeme, has apologised to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and Nigerians at large to forgive his daughter.

Romanus revealed that his daughter didn’t confess her “crime” to him on time.

Recall that Politics Nigeria reported that JAMB had accused Mmesoma of manually inflating her 2023 UTME result from 249 to 362.

The embattled student had obtained a scholarship from Innoson, an award now withdrawn.

Despite multiple pleas by JAMB, Mmesoma insisted her result was not forged and noted that she printed her result from the website of JAMB.

Following her insistence, the board slammed a three-year ban on her, with the House of Representatives calling for a stay of action.

In an interview with the Nigeria Television Authority, Mr Ejikeme said, “My daughter didn’t open up to me on time. When I realised her mistake, I blamed her a lot, but I’m still apologising to JAMB and Nigerians to pardon her.”

Many Nigerians who had earlier shown support for her began to withdraw support, while others have started tendering unreserved apologies to JAMB following her confession.