UNIZIK Suspends Staff Member for 6 Months Over Degree, NYSC Certificates Forgery

The forgery came to light when Nwafor Ogbonnaya Nwesuzor requested a change in his degree result. It was revealed that he had abandoned his undergraduate program, forged the university statement of result, and a letter of exclusion from the NYSC in an attempt to secure employment at UNIZIK.

UNIZIK Suspends Staff Member for 6 Months Over Degree, NYSC Certificates Forgery

Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK), in Anambra State, has suspended a staff member, Mr. Nwafor Ogbonnaya Nwesuzor, for allegedly forging his degree and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificates. This suspension was announced through a statement released by Dr. Emmanuel Ojukwu, the Special Adviser to the school's vice-chancellor on public relations and special duties.

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The forgery came to light when Nwafor Ogbonnaya Nwesuzor requested a change in his degree result. It was revealed that he had abandoned his undergraduate program, forged the university statement of result, and a letter of exclusion from the NYSC in an attempt to secure employment at UNIZIK.

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Upon investigation, it was discovered that Nwesuzor had submitted documents with different names and different class of degrees. The forged statement of result, bearing the name Nwafor Osborne Ogbonnaya, indicated a second-class lower division, while the original result under the name Nwafor Ogbonnaya Nwesuzor displayed a third-class result.

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In response to this, the Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Prof. Charles Okechukwu Esimone, has approved the immediate suspension of Nwafor Ogbonnaya Nwesuzor for a period of six months. His case will undergo further processes within the University before final disposal action is taken.