Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Anambra state has suspended another staff member due to a recent alleged forgery scandal, following the suspension of 12 others for various offenses just three months ago.
The staff (names withheld),was alleged to have forged his degree and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) exclusion certificate to secure a job in the institution.
It was discovered when the suspect wrote to the University requesting to change his degree result.
This was announced Thursday, November 2, in Awka, by the Special Adviser to the Vice Chancellor Prof. Charles Esimone, on Public Relations and Special Duties, Dr. Emmanuel Ojukwu.
Ojukwu said he had been suspended from the employment of the University for six months while his case would undergo other processes before final action.
The statement read in part: “The Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Prof Charles Okechukwu Esimone FAS has approved the immediate suspension of (names withheld) over allegations of presentation of forged and fake degree result to the University.
“In a bid to secure employment in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, he abandoned his undergraduate programme and forged the university statement of result and a letter of exclusion from the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC).
“He later went ahead to complete his degree programme.
“The whole scenario emanated when the suspect wrote to the University requesting to change his degree result.
“The new result he submitted bears different name, and different class of degree and this resulted in suspicion.
“Upon further investigation, it was discovered that this Administrative staff, forged his degree result and letter of exclusion from the NYSC based on the obvious disparity between the documents he submitted originally and the new documents he was trying to substitute.
“The class of degree in both results presented varies, the forged statement of result with the name bears second class lower division while the original result with a different name bears third class.
“In following due process, the Vice Chancellor in exercising his powers based on the university rules and regulation approved his immediate suspension from the employment of the University for six months while his case undergoes other processes in the University before final disposal action.”
