‘Temper Justice With Mercy,’ Mmesoma Begs JAMB During Reps Appearance

The candidate at the heart of a Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results in forgery debacle, MmesomaEjikeme, has written to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) asking for leniency.The 19-year-old on Wednesday read a letter of apology before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on the manipulation in Abuja.According to JAMB, Mmesoma had claimed a score of 362 as opposed to her official score of 249.The Board however presented evidence indicating that Mmesoma had requested her result via its automated SMS-based service, which repeatedly responded to her requests with the 249 score.She had admitted that what she did was wrong, adding that it was the reason she came to present her ‘Letter of Profound Apology’.The candidate, who has since had her result withdrawn and earned a three-year ban by the exam body, confessed that ignorance played a significant role in her action.Promising to have embraced genuine repentance, Mmesoma told the lawmakers that she would willingly accept the recommendation of the ad hoc committee as she attempts to rectify her mistake and become a better person.