Romanus Ejikeme, the father of the Anambra Student Mmesoma Ejikeme, accused by JAMB for manually inflating her 2023 UTME result from 249 to 362 has apologized to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and Nigerians at large to forgive his daughter.

 Romanus said his daughter didn’t confess her “crime” to him on time. Despite multiple pleas by JAMB, Mmesoma insisted her result was not forged and noted that she printed her result from the website of JAMB. The embattled student had obtained a scholarship from Innoson, an award now withdrawn.

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.