UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR SUSPENDED FOR CHEATING IN EXAM

An associate professor of law and former head of department of Jurisprudence and International law at University of Jos (UNIJOS) Nigeria has been suspended by the institution for cheating during an examination.

Premium times reports that Benedicta Daudu was suspended by UNIJOS and from her Masters programme following the intitution’s Senate Disciplinary Committee recommendation.

“I can confirm to you that the Senate Disciplinary Committee found her guilty of the allegations and has suspended her from the Masters programme for two semesters,” an official of UNIJOS said.

The official further stated thus: “Also, the matter was referred to the staff Disciplinary Committee which also suspended her form work. So, she is no longer teaching”

According to Naij.com, it was also gathered that despite the alleged offence committed, Daudu has also sued the institution for suspending her. The matter is still pending in court.

Daudu was suspended after she was allegedly caught cheating during an examination on May 4, 2016.

She was reportedly copying answers from an already prepared paper during her MAasters degree examination in research and public policy in the faculty of social sciences at the University of Jos, Nigeria.

She was also accused of sneaking in prepared answers commonly referred to as ‘chokes’ by students into an examination in Global Context in Public Policy course at the same institution.

Meanwhile, following the allegation, Daudu who was also a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption was suspended by the committee.

Source: Naij.com

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