Associate Professor Mensah Eyo, a Lecturer in the department of Linguistics, University of Calabar (UNICAL) and five students are to be tried in court over an alleged certificate forgery allegation.
Thedailynews gathered that the Cross River State Director of Public Prosecution, Barr. George Okem had written a letter to the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Zana Akpagu demanding the release of Associate Professor Mensah Eyo, Ferdinand Akanya Esip of IPPA department and five students, George Uwaek, Michael Paul Ufana, Mbuk Atai Umoh, Nsude Mary Imaobong, Olowosoke Olutoun Sileola to be arraigned in court over issues bordering on certificate forgery.
The letter explained that
investigation have been concluded and they have been "sufficiently
implicated" as such should be released by the university to stand trial
in court.
According to the letter titled "Application
for the release of the following staff and students of the University of
Calabar to stand trial in an alleged certificate forgery case", charge
was on the directives of the Attorney General and Commissioner of
Justice of Cross River State, Joe Abang".
"I have the
directives of the Attorney- General and Commissioner for Justice to
release the above named persons of your institution to stand trial in an
alleged certificate forgery case of the University.
"Upon
completion of analysis of the facts of a case file received from the
Police, the petition by the former Vice Chancellor, Prof. James Epoke
,weighed against the law, our legal advice that the above person be
charged for conspiracy to commit felony and forgery in accordance with
extant laws of the state having been sufficiently implicated".
It
will be recalled that the suspects have been under investigation over a
petition written by the former Vice Chancellor, Prof. James Epoke
alleging that Eyo was collecting money from students to forge UNICAL
certificate for them.
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