According to Thisday Newspaper, a fake Professor of Statistics has been nabbed by the National Universities Commission (NUC) after suspicions were aroused during interactions for his bid to establish a private university, Nigeria British University.
The man whose name was simply given as Ambi P.N had claimed to be a professor of statistics from universities in Ghana and Nigeria. He had been invited for a meeting with NUC authorities to discuss the proposal for the university, which is to be situated in Lagos.
His professorial claims were questioned by the Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Julius Okojie, during the interaction on Tuesday, after he gave conflicting statements. Ambi initially claimed to have obtained his professorship from the Obong University, Akwa Ibom State and studied at the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Ghana up to PhD level.
He later claimed to have studied at the University of Ewe, Ghana and in a third account, he claimed to be a staff of Covenant University on sabbatical at Obong University. The NUC, in a statement, said enquiries were immediately made to Covenant and Obong Universities, both of which denied any knowledge of him.
Ambi, and two accomplices, had since been handed over to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, the statement read. The NUC noted that inviting the team for interaction was to ascertain their level of commitment to the proposed university, and to determine if application forms should be issued to them.
"Being mindful of the fact that his claims are false, his act amounts to a crime punishable by our laws" the NUC added.
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