The State Security
Service (SSS) has arrested six staff of the University of Ibadan Distance
Learning Centre for alleged involvement in examination malpractices.
The six staff were arrested at the instance of
the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Idowu Olayinka, following their alleged
complicity in smuggling scripts for students writing examinations, fabrications
of CBT results and falsification of clearance mostly for students.
It was gathered that
those picked up by the security agency were top officials of the Distance
Learning Centre.
A source at the Centre
gave who gave the names of the suspects as Edward Eborgu (Head of UI DLC
Software Unit), Kehinde Ajao (Head, Student Support), Shola Akintunde
(Executive Officer and Media Representative), Ademola Okunola (IT personnel),
one Lanre (IT personnel) and one David in the Director’s office, said that the
Vice-Chancellor was miffed by the development and directed a thorough
investigation of the matter.
He added that the
staff were arrested on Thursday, after information came from students who had
been arrested during the ongoing examinations and a complaint by students about
illegal dealings of some non-teaching staff.
The Director of Communication
at the university, Tunji Oladejo, confirmed the arrests.
A source at the SSS
office at Alalubosa area, Aleshinloye, Ibadan, also confirmed that the six
staff were arrested by the officials of the security agency.
