No fewer than 30 students of Edo state-owned Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, wrote exams and graduated from the institution while they were living outside the country in the past two years.
A member of the Special Intervention Team (SIT) of the University, Mr. Austin Osakue, revealed this last weekend, while submitting the progress report of the team to Governor Godwin Obaseki at the Government House, in Benin City, the state capital.
He further disclosed that five member staff were dismissed by the disciplinary committee of the institution for alleged criminal of fences, while 21 others are currently undergoing investigation for similar offenses.
According to him, “The Institution discovered over 30 cases of AAU students living abroad for not less than two years, writing exams and graduating. The staff members and Heads of Departments involved have been handed over to DSS and ICPC for action.”
Commenting on other sundry issues, Osakue who urged the State Government to constitute a Governing Council and begin the process of hiring principal officers for the institution.
