UNICAL Suspends Lecturer, Joseph Idung For Extortion

Culled from CrossRiverWatch 

As part of efforts to sanitize the University of Calabar, the institution has yet  suspended another lecturer, Dr. Joseph Idung of the Department of Science Laboratory Technology.

In a letter of suspension addressed to the lecturer and signed by the Registrar Gabriel Egbe, Dr. Joseph refused to return money collected from students for their induction into the Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology (NISLT).

This is coming less than a week the Acting Head of Department of Pharmacology, Dr. Joseph Akpan was suspended and sacked from office after Management said it received a report from the Senate Examination Misconduct Committee (SEMC) revealing his involvement in the alteration of examination scores in PHM 311 (Introduction to General Antimicrobial Pharmacology).

In the case of Dr. Idung, the Management expressed dismay at his refusal to refund the alleged extorted money.

According to the letter, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Florence Obi directed that he should be suspended from his official duties in the University to enable him face the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Monitoring Unit (ACTU), which has been mandated to investigate the matter.

He is also directed to handover all University properties in his possession to the Head of Department and stay away from the campus unless while responding to the invitation of ACTU.

“By copy of this letter, the Bursar is advised to place you on half salaries for the period of the suspension.”

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