Umar Muhammed, Lafia
For extorting money from students, the authority of College of Education, Akwanga, Nasarawa State, has relieved an examination officer of the institution of his duties. Two other lecturers are also being investigated for an alleged diversion of registration fees collected from students.
The Provost of the college, Dr. Rebecca Umaru, said this on Monday during an interview with our correspondent in Nasarawa.
She said that Paul Madela was found guilty of extorting money from students in order to clear them of carry-overs.
According to her, “The report of the committee was submitted to the Governing Council which terminated his services. When the management received reports on his illegal activities, a committee was set up to investigate him.”
The provost added that two other lecturers, Musa Agwadu and Ibrahim Shakaro, were being investigated for an alleged diversion of money collected from students for registration.
“The college has rules for discipline errant staff and students and if at the end of the investigation the two lecturers are guilty, they will be sanctioned in line with the law,’’ she added.
She, however, described as untrue a report that the deputy provost, (academics), slapped a student during an examination in the school.
She said that the student was asked to leave the examination hall for not paying registration fee and therefore not obtaining examination card.
While warning students and parents to desist from giving registration money to lecturers, Umaru said that “they should pay tuition and other fees to designated bank accounts’’.
She said that the incident led to tension in the college to the extent that the management suspended examination from Thursday, 20th of July to Monday, 24th.
Umaru added that all the students involved in the confrontation with the deputy provost would be investigated and sanctioned if found culpable.
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