The Enugu State University of Science and Technology has terminated the employment of six staff members due to various offenses, including certificate forgery, sexual harassment, academic fraud, extortion, and financial misappropriation.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Aloysius-Michaels Okolie, announced this decision on Thursday in a statement made available to journalists.
He said the decision was taken during the 179th meeting of the University’s Governing Council on Wednesday, in Agbani, the main campus of the university.
The offenses leading to dismissal also included manipulating results, holding multiple full-time jobs, creating fake transcripts, and misappropriating funds totaling N98,259,314.65.
The University’s Governing Council has expressed concern over the increasing involvement of staff in fraudulent activities and has directed the Management to take severe measures to minimize these vices.
“Council frowned at the spate of examination malpractices and directed Management to apply appropriate sanctions to concerned students, including their collaborators accordingly.
“Council also directed the Vice Chancellor to ensure immediate conclusion of disciplinary issues and to henceforth, adopt shame strategy in dealing with such matters,” he added.
He commended Governor Peter Mbah, for providing needed equipment and support which ensured successful accreditation of Nursing Sciences and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science programmes, and for availing funds for the purchase of equipment and resource materials for the proposed resource verification of three new programmmes (Public Health, Radiography and Human Nutrition and Dietetics).
Okolie, however, pledged that the Council is committed to implementing the disruptive innovative goals of the Governor.
