Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, IAUE, Rivers State has suspended, for 12 months without pay, Mr. Godwin Olai, a lecturer of the Department of Management effective 8 August, 2021, for attempted extortion on a student.
The Staff Disciplinary Committee indicted Olai for demanding N70,000 from one of his undergraduate supervisees to write, type, and bind his project on the student’s behalf.
A statement issued by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ozo-Mekuri Ndimele said Olai’s suspension will last for 12 months with effect from August 8, 2021, without salary.