Fake Admission: Student threatens university with N500m lawsuit

…School Says It’s Engaging Parents to Resolve Matter

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo

A 200-level Law pupil of Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, Akinlolu Richard Omisade, has threatened to writer the instauration for ₦500 cardinal implicit an alleged irregular admittance not recognized by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

In a protestation missive submitted to the bureau of the Vice-Chancellor and signed by his lawyer, Barrister Abdulfatai Abdulsalam, Omisade described his admittance arsenic “fake,” claiming the assemblage failed to guardant his details to JAMB for due registration.

The petition stated that Omisade was offered admittance to survey Law done a missive dated August 16, 2024, but aboriginal discovered done the JAMB portal that his sanction was not listed among the institution’s admitted students.

“Our client’s sanction was not recovered connected the JAMB portal for Law admittance successful your school, implying that his details were ne'er forwarded to JAMB for processing,” the missive read.

It further alleged that specified actions could magnitude to an effort to “fraudulently exploit unsuspecting citizens by issuing unverifiable admittance letters.”

The lawyer gave the assemblage 3 moving days to regularize the student’s admittance with JAMB oregon look ineligible enactment to retrieve ₦500 cardinal successful damages, portion besides notifying regulatory bodies specified arsenic the National Universities Commission (NUC), JAMB, and the Council of Legal Education (CLE).

When contacted, the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Olaniyi Adekanye, said the assemblage was already engaging with the student’s parents to find an amicable resolution.

“The schoolhouse president is successful interaction with the student’s parents to resoluteness the contented successful his champion interest, and discussions are ongoing,” helium said.

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