UNIZIK acting VC orders disciplinary action against staff over ₦400,000 admission scam

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The Acting Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK), Prof. Carol Chinyelugo Arinze-Umobi, has moved to clamp down on admission racketeering within the institution, ordering disciplinary action against a staff member, Mr. Nnaji Nnamdi Kenneth, over alleged fraudulent practices.

Kenneth, who works in the Personnel Unit (Statistics), Registry Department, was accused of collecting ₦400,000 from the mother of a prospective student, with a promise to secure admission for her son into the Faculty of Medicine.

The deal reportedly collapsed after it was later renegotiated for Nursing Science, prompting the victim’s mother to petition the Acting Vice-Chancellor when Kenneth allegedly stopped answering her calls

Confirming the incident in a statement issued on Saturday, the Acting Head of Information and Public Relations/Protocol, Mr. Louis Njelita, said the case came to light after the complainant reported directly to the Vice-Chancellor.

According to Njelita: “A staff member of the Personnel Unit (Statistics), Registry Department, Mr. Nnaji Nnamdi Kenneth, was accused of collecting the sum of ₦400,000 only from a prospective student’s mother, promising to secure admission for her son into the Faculty of Medicine. However, the deal was later renegotiated for admission into Nursing Science. The woman, who made the payment, reported Kenneth’s actions to the Acting Vice-Chancellor after he stopped picking up her calls.”

He disclosed that Kenneth was confronted in the presence of the university’s Chief Safety Officer, Mr. Ken Chukwurah, Chief Legal Officer, Rev. Fr. Maurice Izunwa, and the institution’s PRO.

“When confronted, Kenneth admitted to his actions,” Njelita stated.

The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Arinze-Umobi, reaffirmed the institution’s zero tolerance for such practices, stressing: “Admission is free. No staff member is permitted to demand or collect money from applicants or their guardians in exchange for admission.”

The university explained that the case has since been referred to the appropriate disciplinary committee, with the outcome expected soon.

According to Njelita, this decisive move is widely regarded as a welcome development. “It is hoped that it will serve as a deterrent to others who may be tempted to engage in similar acts of corruption,” the statement concluded.

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