The Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Ibadan, Prof Idowu Olayinka has handed over six officials of its
Distance Learning Center to the Department of the State Security over
examination malpractice.
The officials were arrested last
Friday and had been cooling their heels in the custody of the DSS before they
were released on Monday on administrative bail.
Investigation revealed that the
officials allegedly smuggled scripts into the exam hall to students, forged
Computer Based Test results; and falsified clearance mostly for students who
have student disciplinary cases among others.
Confirming the development on
Monday evening, the Director DLC UI center, Prof Soji Aremu, said that some
staff of the centre compromised in helping some students during examination.
“It was the management that
caught them and handed them over to the DSS, for us to have the full report.
“They have been released on
administrative bail after owing up to the crime committed.
“It is a plus to the management
for fishing out the bad eggs and handing them over for the law to take its full
course,’’ he said.
Mr Tunji Oladejo, the Director of
Communications, UI, also said when it happened, the director of UI DLC alerted
the VC who ordered the arrest of the culprits.
“Officials of the DSS were
invited to effect the arrests. They were found indulging in examination
malpractices.
“The Vice-Chancellor called on
the DSS to engage in rigorous investigation and diligent prosecution to serve
as a deterrent to others,” Oladejo added.
A source said the information
leading to the arrests came from some student accomplices who had earlier been
arrested during the ongoing examination by the management of the institution.
The source further said “after
the arrest on Thursday last week, some staff have reportedly stayed away from
the DLC center located along Sasha.’’
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