Student Scams Father of N25m To Play Bet9ja - UNILORIN Professor reveals
a lecturer in guidance and counseling at the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), has revealed case of financial misconduct involving students where they gamble money intended for their school fees. She disclosed, there are many cases we are handling about students who are not able to register because they have used their school fees for gambling, especially Bet9ja."
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Professor Mary Grace Fajonyomi, a lecturer in guidance and counseling at the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), has revealed case of financial misconduct involving students where they gamble money intended for their school fees.
Speaking during a keynote address at a stakeholders’ dialogue organized by the Kwara State Government, Professor Fajonyomi expressed deep concern about the prevailing moral decay among students. The event, themed “Stemming the Tide of Social Vices Among Students: Panacea for Growth,” aimed to address pressing issues affecting youth in educational institutions.
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"I have served as a member of the Anti-Sex for Grade Committee at various universities and chairman of Exam Malpractice Committee at Unilọrin," she disclosed. "There are many cases we are handling about students who are not able to register because they have used their school fees for gambling, especially Bet9ja."
Highlighting a particularly incident, she recounted, "We had a case of internet fraud where a student got his father’s ATM card, hacked his account and withdrew over N25m from his gratuity which he used to play Bet9ja and lavished the rest to throw a party for his girlfriend."
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Beyond financial misconduct, Professor Fajonyomi addressed the alarming prevalence of sexual harassment within tertiary institutions. Despite efforts by authorities to curb this menace, the trend persists among lecturers, university staff, and students. She emphasized the need for collective action to protect the well-being of children and society at large.
"The prevalence of the scourge still calls for concern, and the growing trend among lecturers/university workers and students is alarming," she remarked. "All of us are neck deep into it, and there must be collective efforts to fight it for the benefit of the children and society at large."
