The
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says
it has arrested a polytechnic rector over alleged forgery of a doctorate degree
certificate.
The spokesperson of the commission, Rasheedat
Okoduwa, said this in a statement on Monday,
Mrs Okoduwa identified the suspect as Olaolu
Olugbenga, Rector of Igbajo Polytechnic, Igbajo, Osun, who was also a former
Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor of Oduduwa University in Ogun.
She said that preliminary investigations
conducted by ICPC operatives on a petition revealed that Mr Olugbenga was
actually working with a suspected fake PhD certificate purportedly from the
University of Ibadan.
During interrogation at the Ibadan office of
the commission where he is being held, the suspect insisted in his statement
that the certificate was genuine, according to Okoduwa.
She said that the action, if proved, violates
Section 465 of the Criminal Code and Section 25 of the Corrupt Practices and
Other Related Offences Act 2000 respectively.
“Further action in accordance with the laws
will be taken at the conclusion of investigation,’’ she said.
- NAN
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