The Enugu State University of Science and Technology has sacked six senior staff of the institution for alleged criminal offences bordering on forgery and corruption.
Vice Chancellor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie confirmed this at a news briefing following a meeting of the Governing Council.
Professor Okolie also disclosed that another staff member, who was on suspension for disseminating false information, was recalled but that she would forfeit half of her salary for the period of the suspension.
He listed the dismissed staff to as Izuchukwu Ifeanyi Eze of the Educational Foundation Unit; Ezekiel Nnadi of Quantity Surveying Department; and Ani Celestine Okafor of Human Physiology Department.
Others are Chidiebere Emmanuel Eze of Industrial Chemistry; Fanny Ngozi Onyia of Institute of Peace, Conflict and Development Studies; and Chiuzor Isaac Okoh of the Bursary unit.
Okolie said: “Augustina Ifebuche Ugwu of Applied Microbiology and Brewing was issued a letter of warning and recalled to her duty but would forfeit her half salary during her period of suspension.
“Izuchukwu Ifeanyi Eze was sacked for certificate forgery; Dr Ezekiel Nnadi was dismissed from service over academic fraud, including manipulation of results, extortion, sexual harassment and other grave misconducts.
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“Ani Celestine Okafor was sacked because he is keeping two full-time jobs.
“He works in SUMAS and ESUT, while a similar crime was also perpetrated by Dr. Chidiebere Emmanuel Eze.
“Fanny Ngozi Onyia was involved in the preparation of a fake transcript and was dismissed.
“She is to refund N107,000 to Chinyere Faustina Onyechi, who she defrauded, while Chibuzor Isaac Okoh’s employment with ESUT was terminated after he misappropriated about N9.3 million.
“Augustina Ifebuche Ugwu was recalled after serving suspension with a warning letter for conveying false information to an ex-student that he had Second Class Honours (Upper Division) instead of Second Class Honours (Lower Division). She will forfeit her half salary.”
