8 UNIZIK Lecturers Punished for Extortion, Exam Malpractice, Misconduct

Eight staff of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University(UNIZIK), Awka, have been handed various punishments for offences including extortion, exam malpractice, and misconduct.

According to the Newsletter of the University, the punishments were recommended following investigations by the university’s Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee.

The university terminated the appointment of an unnamed lecturer “for manipulating examination answer script which included frivolous unmerited marks, alterations and mutilation found on an answer script” in the during the 2012/2013 academic session.

He was found guilty of gross misconduct, inability to perform the functions of his office as a lecturer.

Three lecturers were demoted “for various offences which include alteration of marks, awarding marks indiscriminately, inability to submit students’ attendance list and lack of marking schemes.”

The university also asked three lecturers guilty of extorting students to refund the monies.

A Chief Works Superintendent also found guilty of extortion was redeployed.

Information gathered was that two lecturers who were on suspension were recalled, one of them forfeited half of the salaries accruing during his suspension and barred from holding any position for three years.

In March, the institution placed five lecturers on three-month suspension each for involvement in examination malpractice.