Friday, April 18, 2025 - The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a 65-year-old man identified as Olugbenga Akinola, for allegedly issuing fake university certificates to students in the state.
The Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo, who disclosed this
while addressing journalists at the command’s headquarters in Ado-Ekiti, the
state capital, on Thursday, April 17, 2025, said the suspect and one other
individual, Sunday Adesanmi, claimed to be running an affiliate center with
Kwara State University.
The CP noted that the suspect, who is popularly referred to
as a “professor,” defrauded many students by enrolling them and issuing
university degrees, including Master’s degrees, for years.
According to him, one of the victims who visited the main
campus of the institution in Kwara State was informed that the certificate he
was parading was fake and not issued by the university.
“Based on credible intelligence received on 18/02/2025 by
detectives of this department, a syndicate was discovered to be illegally and
unlawfully operating a Kwara State University study center in Ado-Ekiti, where
several Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees were issued to unsuspecting members of
the public,” the CP stated.
“They both conspired to defraud some students and issued fake
certificates. The university authorities were consulted, and they denied any
connection with the center and its operators.
Eribo disclosed that the sexagenarian and his accomplice
have been arraigned in court for offences bordering on fraud, impersonation,
among others.
The Commissioner of Police also revealed that the command
arrested no fewer than seven suspects over allegations of raping minors across
the state.
He noted that the command, under his leadership, is
determined to continue its operations to make the state safe and secure for its
citizens.
While calling on residents to support the police with
credible information on criminal activities in their communities, Eribo assured
the public that the command would do everything possible to ward off criminal
elements from the state.
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