Ondo Lecturer, Union Leader Arraigned Over Alleged Result Forgery
The Ondo State Public Complaints, Financial Crimes and Anti-Corruption Commission (SPFACC) has arraigned two employees of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO), over their alleged involvement in the falsification of students’ examination results. The defendants, Segun Olowoyo, a lecturer in the Department of Languages, and Saka Olokungboye, a non-academic staff member and Chairman of the Senior […]
The Ondo State Public Complaints, Financial Crimes and Anti-Corruption Commission (SPFACC) has arraigned two employees of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO), over their alleged involvement in the falsification of students’ examination results.
The defendants, Segun Olowoyo, a lecturer in the Department of Languages, and Saka Olokungboye, a non-academic staff member and Chairman of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP) in the institution, were arraigned before an Akure Magistrate’s Court on charges of conspiracy and forgery.
According to the prosecuting counsel, Afolabi Ahmed, the accused persons allegedly conspired with another suspect, who is currently at large, to manipulate the examination records of a National Diploma II spillover student in the Department of Public Administration.
Ahmed told the court that the alleged offences were committed in February 2023 within the Owo Magisterial District and involved the alteration of the student’s second-semester results for the 2022/2023 academic session.
The prosecution said the actions contravened Sections 516 and 467 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ondo State.
Both defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Ahmed informed the court that the prosecution would call three witnesses during the trial.
In his ruling on the bail applications, Magistrate O.T. Lebi granted Olowoyo bail in the sum of N1 million with one surety in like sum, while Olokungboye was admitted to bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties.
The court further directed that at least one of the sureties must be a staff member of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic.
The case was subsequently adjourned to July 2026 for the commencement of hearing.
Meanwhile, the anti-corruption commission disclosed that investigations into alleged examination malpractice at the institution uncovered evidence suggesting that Olowoyo awarded grades in a Communication in English course to some students who allegedly did not sit for the examination.
According to the commission, one of the beneficiaries was the student whose result is central to the case, while Olokungboye allegedly played a supporting role in the scheme.
Speaking on the development, the commission’s Secretary, Prof. Adewole Adeyeye, said the prosecution demonstrates the agency’s commitment to combating corruption and unethical practices in public institutions.
He noted that the case would be pursued diligently to serve as a deterrent to similar misconduct and strengthen public confidence in the state’s tertiary education system.
The commission also expressed concern over what it described as weak internal oversight mechanisms at the institution, alleging that examination results were approved without adequate scrutiny.