Wednesday, 12 July 2017

Former OAU VC Remanded In Prison Over Alleged N1.4 Billion Fraud

Anthony Elujoba, a previous Vice Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University has been allegedly remanded in Ilesha Prisons after his safeguard application was expelled by Justice David Oladimeji of the Federal High Court in Ede, Osun State.

Equity David Oladimeji decided that Mr. Elujoba who is standing trial on a seven-check charge of claimed defilement and mishandle of office including some N1.4 billion, be remanded till July 19 when the case will be brought for hearing.

The previous VC is standing trial close by the treasurer of the college, Josephine Akeredolu. It was assembled that specialists of the college see Mr. Elujoba's trial as "exploitation" as the two address free days proclaimed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, in solidarity with Mr. Elujoba finished on Tuesday.

It was learnt that on Tuesday, specialists of the college dissented the choice of the court to send the troubled teacher to jail. The Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, NASU, secured the court entryway as the decision was being given and nobody was permitted to leave the premises of the court at the season of this report.

The specialists requested the judge ought to pull back his decision, and approve the previous bad habit chancellor to be kept in the care of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC as the understudies of OAU fear the most recent aggravations may additionally influence their scholarly timetable.
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