Nigerian university sacks 5 workers over criminal offences

Five employees of the state-owned Ambrose Alli University (AAU), located in Ekpoma, Edo State, have been fired, and 21 more are being investigated for a variety of criminal offenses.

 

Mr. Austin Osakue, a member of the Special Intervention Team (SIT), reported the dismissal of the staff personnel to Governor Godwin Obaseki at the Government House in Benin City while presenting the SIT’s progress report to him.

 

Osakue, who urged the state government to constitute a Governing Council and begin the process of hiring principal officers for the school, said the work done so far by the SIT will not be appreciated unless the school reviews its enabling laws.

He noted that the school has keyed into the directive of the Edo State Government as it has commenced the contributory pension scheme which started on August 1, 2023.

“All staff in the school that have seven years to leave are exempted from the scheme,” he said.