By Vincent Ujumadu

AWKA — AUTHORITIES of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, says arrangements had been concluded to invite the State Security Service, SSS, to investigate suspected forged certificates in the Institution.

It was gathered weekend, that forged certificates were recently dictated at the records department of the Institution, following a special mechanism put in place by the new administration headed by Prof. Godwin Onu.

Recently, about 88 students of the Institution were expelled for allegedly being in possession of forged results from other Institutions of higher learning in the country, with which they used in gaining admission to do Higher National Diploma, HND, programmes, while six lecturers were suspended in connection with their alleged involvement in questionable behaviour bordering on not following due process.

Rector of the Polytechnic, Prof Onu said weekend, that it was important to involve the SSS in the investigation of suspected certificates for some obvious reasons.

According to him, the Nigeria Security Printing and Minting Company had been engaged in the printing of certificates for the Institution to make it difficult for forgery and warned that his administration will not compromise its decision against corruption, insubordinations, extortion, among others.

“We are cleansing and  sweeping any thing that will put us in a bad light so that every student from this institution will be able to defend any certificate he or she had acquired and this will make labour market yearn for our products.

“We have put in place effective machinery to check examination malpractice, certificate forgery and other forms of corrupt practices and I am happy because it is already yielding fruits,” he said.