Why Benson Idahosa Uni Suspended a Law Student After Obtaining His School Fees

After paying the sum of N490, 000 as school fees, a law student named John Ogu of the Benson Idahosa University (BIU), Benin, Edo State, has been suspended indefinitely by the school authorities for presenting fake credentials to the school in the course of screening.

The student has however hired a lawyer to force the school authorities to reinstatement him.

Ogu, through his lawyer, Paul Usenbo, wrote a petition titled 'Re: Ogu John Ifeanyi (Matriculation No.LAW/DEG/111045)' to the school’s Vice Chancellor, Prof Ernest B. Izevbigie to challenge the indefinite suspension, the Guardian reports.

Usenbo said his client secured admission into the institution duly and faulted allegations that he (Ogu) presented a fake NECO result to gain admission and threatened the life of a staff.

“He was admitted into the institution with genuine credentials which is also in the records of the school," "It was WAEC and not NECO as stated in his indefinite suspension letter by the Office of the Registrar. "My client’s finding in respect of the staff’s life that was threatened which was alleged in the indefinite suspension letter was not verifiable by any staff."

But the Vice Chancellor in his reaction apologized for the mix-up but noted that Ogu was deficient in one of the prerequisites for admission in to Faculty of Law, hence his suspension.

“That is our responsibility and we are deeply sorry for that. I take responsibility for that. He was recalled in error. That was why I directed that the recall should be rescinded. “There is nothing personal about the whole affair. "A credit pass in Literature in English from the National Board of Technical Education (NABTEB) which he presented is not tenable for admission into the Faculty of Law, ” Izevbigie said.

The Vice Chancellor however failed to explain how the student was admitted with a deficiency in the first place or what would happened to the fees already paid by the student.