The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, says the National Universities Commission (NUC) should investigate corruption allegations against the Vice-Chancellors (VCs) of some universities across the country.
Jamilu Shehu, the ASUU Northern Zonal Coordinator in a statement on Friday, accused vice-chancellors of some universities of defrauding unsuspecting students and parents.
He said the corrupt practices are taking place in the zone which includes the Usumanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Umaru Musa Yaradua University Katsina, and Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero in Kebbi State.
Others are Federal University, Dutsin-ma, Katsina State, Federal University, Gusau, and Federal University, Birnin Kebbi.
According to him, some Vice-Chancellors were deceiving and defrauding unsuspecting students and parents by pretending to have kept the academic session running, despite the closure of universities by the Federal Government due to COVID-19 pandemic.
“We know of some universities where students were mandated to pay for academic gowns in order to participate in online matriculation and graduation ceremonies.”
“There were also reports of some VCs involving surrogates and relatives as supervisors of the candidates writing examinations during the lockdown.”
“We, however, call on the NUC to investigate these issues with a view to saving the university education from decay,’’ Shehu said.
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