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ICPC ARRAIGNS VARSITY DEPUTY REGISTRAR FOR ALLEGEDLY COLLECTING BRIBE FROM GRADUATE STUDENT FOR TRANSCRIPT PROCESSING

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested the Assistant Registrar of the University of Calabar Postgraduate School, Mrs. Emem Akpan, for allegedly demanding a bribe from a former student of the school.


In a two count-charge filed at the Cross River State High Court, the ICPC also arraigned a certain Promise Osundu for complying with the bribery demands from the ex-post graduate student, Mrs. Susan Eno-Abasi Genschow.


The charges, filed before the Presiding Judge of the Court, Justince I.B Itade, stated that Mr. Osundu, who was a Project Manager in Seamfix Nigeria Limited for the University of Calabar Transcript Projects, conspired with the Assistant Registrar, Mrs. Emem Akpan, to defraud Mrs. Genschow of the sum of N110,500 in the course of processing her transcript and certificate.

They were alleged to have committed the crime sometime between 2019 and 2020, contrary to Section 26 (1) (c) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000, and punishable under Section 8 (1) (b) (ii) of the same Act.


The accused persons pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them. 


Justice Itade, ruling on the bail application, granted them bail in the sum of N3 million each with one surety in like sum and adjourned the case till October 21, 2021.


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