He obtained the certificates with out utility, registration, learning or writing exams.
Though the reporter by no means crossed any Nigerian borders, an immigration officer was in a position to get his passport stamped by each Nigerian and Beninois immigration brokers to allow him take part within the Nationwide Youth Service Corps, NYSC.
Whereas assembly DAILY NIGERIAN reporter, the ICPC sought some particulars from the reporter to allow the anti-graft company in investigating the educational fraud.
“To confirm particulars and transfer past hypothesis, ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, convened a vital assembly at this time on the ICPC headquarters in Abuja with a reporter from a information outlet,” an announcement by ICPC spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, stated.
“They mentioned the outlet’s December thirtieth report on alleged corrupt practices in fast diploma issuance at a Cotonou college, aiming to deepen the investigation and provoke related actions.
“The investigation into Ecole Superieure de Gestion et de Applied sciences (ESGT) in Cotonou reveals a regarding scenario the place levels are allegedly awarded in as little as six weeks, bypassing customary educational procedures like utility, registration, coursework, and examinations.
“In response to those vital allegations, the ICPC is embarking on an intensive investigation. This probe will rigorously study the networks and people engaged in these malpractices, with the target of restoring and preserving the integrity of our academic system.
“Moreover, the Fee will have interaction in a synergistic collaboration with related home and worldwide our bodies to collectively consider the legitimacy of educational {qualifications} procured from abroad establishments, particularly these highlighted within the investigative report.
“The ICPC calls upon all stakeholders within the academic and governmental sectors to affix arms on this vital endeavor. Collectively, we will work in direction of a future the place the credibility of our academic {qualifications} is unimpeachable, and the place corruption finds no refuge.”