A student of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi, Anambra State, Ejikeme Mmesoma, who was accused of inflating her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result, has broken her silence.
It could be recalled that a statement on Sunday by Fabian Benjamin, JAMB spokesperson, had said the student, who was widely celebrated over 362 score, said to be the highest for 2o23 UTME, actually scored 249 in the exam.
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It said the student tampered with the original result to curry favour.
The statement subsequently announced that the result would be withdrawn while Mmesoma would face prosecution.
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However, speaking on Monday, the student said she printed her result from JAMB portal, adding that she was not capable of forging her result.
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According to her, she had always been a brilliant pupil, who had secured first position from primary school days.
Mmesoma said she was invited to the police station where her statement was taken, and she was told that investigation was ongoing.
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