The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has explained why it involved the State Security Services, SSS, in the forgery allegation against Ejikeme Mmesoma.

Recall that the board had said the Anambra-born student manipulated her result scoring 362 points in the 2023 UTME.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the examination body also alleged that the candidate manipulated her result to “deceive the public to fraudulently obtain a scholarship and other recognitions”.

The board subsequently banned the candidate from taking part in the UTME and withdrew her 2023 results.

But in a video on Monday, Miss Mmesoma dismissed the forgery allegation against her, saying that she printed the “forged” result from the JAMB website.

Miss Mmesoma also revealed that she was once taken to the SSS office for interrogation.

Her revelation, however, sparked intense reactions on Twitter, with many users wondering why the board had to involve the security agency in the case involving a minor.

Reacting to the claim in a chat with The Cable, JAMB spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, said the board involved the SSS to unearth those behind the act.

He noted the board’s assumption that the student lacked the capacity to come up with such an idea.

“The issue was reported to them (DSS) to find out those behind what she is doing. We thought she has no such capacity,” he said.

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