The Independent Corrupt Practices
and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested Olaolu Olugbenga,
rector of Igbajo Polytechnic, Igbajo, Osun state, over alleged certificate
forgery.
Rasheedat Okoduwa, spokeswoman of
the commission, said Olugbenga, a former acting deputy vice chancellor of
Oduduwa University, Ile-Ife, preliminary investigations conducted by ICPC
operatives revealed that Olugbenga had been working with a suspected fake PhD
certificate purportedly from the University of Ibadan.
According to Okoduwa, the suspect
insisted in his statement, during interrogation at the Ibadan office of the
commission where he is being held, that the certificate was genuine.
She said if the allegation is
established, he would be dealt with in accordance with the law.
Olugbenga claimed to have
obtained a doctorate of philosophy degree in Economics in 2003 at the
postgraduate school of the University of Ibadan.
She said the action, if proven,
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.
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