Kogi State Polytechnic has launched an investigation into a network of nine individuals allegedly involved in large-scale certificate forgery and document falsification
The institution’s Rector, Professor Salisu Ogbo, disclosed this during a press briefing on Friday in Lokoja. According to him, the scandal has led to the suspension of five staff members, while four individuals claiming to be students have been arrested in connection with the alleged racketeering.
“Management recently uncovered a syndicate comprising students, non-students, and a few unscrupulous members of staff who were found manipulating academic records and disregarding institutional procedures,” Ogbo stated.
He revealed that 30 counterfeit National Diploma (ND) certificates had already been discovered and reportedly sold to unsuspecting buyers. Shockingly, some of the perpetrators used the forged results to seek admission into the institution’s Higher National Diploma (HND) programme.
The rector explained that the operation was uncovered through intelligence gathering and routine verification exercises conducted by the Admissions, ICT, and Security Units of the polytechnic.
“These individuals breached our security systems and tampered with the protective features on official Statements of Result,” he said.
Ogbo added that the suspects worked with result processors to generate fake academic results for persons who had failed or skipped examinations, thereby presenting them as successful graduates.
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