Ebonyi varsity sacks 63 lecturers, staff for forgery, s*xual harassment

About 63 lecturers and other staff of Ebonyi State University
(EBSU) have been relieved of their duties for alleged certificate
forgeries, sexual harassment and extortion.

Also sacked were adjunct lecturers of the school who have
over-stayed in the university. Most of the staff sacked were said
to have obtained their West African School Certificate Examination
(WAEC) before their First School Leaving Certificate.

They were also said to have falsified their age, certificates
and other relevant credentials. Their sack followed audit report
submitted by a committee set up to verify credentials of workers of
the institution. There were reports that over 300 persons were
affected by the sack, but the management of the institution stated
that only 63 were dismissed. Some of the lecturers sacked for
alleged sexual harassment are – Chinedu Ogah of the Department of
History and International Relations and Dr. Egbo of Faculty of
Education. Some other lecturers are being tried for same
offences.

Public Relations Officer of the university, Patrick Itumo,
confirmed the sack of the lecturers and other staff to our
correspondent He said: “That is the reason for the action we are
talking about; the disengagement. They are not over 300 as being
speculated. As I speak to you, they are 63 in number that have been
disengaged.

“There is this audit report that was brought out from where
these people were disengaged, 63 of them. Some of them have age
discrepancies in their records. Some people obtained doubtful First
School Leaving Certificates; some obtained their WAEC before their
First School Leaving Certificates.

“There are people who should have retired at the age of 65 or 70
years and they are still in service and also some adjunct
professors who come from various places whose contracts have been
reviewed up to five times. As of now, nobody among these people has
been reinstated. “Students are encouraged to come up with report of
sexual harassment so that the school will look into it. They should
talk to the authorities and they will be protected if they are
afraid to make an open report on it.

They should send message to the VC’s phone, to me or their
course adviser; they will be protected. “Recently, Chinedu Ogah of
the Department of History and International Relations was dismissed
for sexual harassment and extortion. Also Dr. Egbo of Education
Faculty was also dismissed for sexual harassment. Other cases are
still ongoing and as soon as they are determined, they will be
published.”

Culled from Newtelegraphng

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