By Gabriel Dike
the management of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has dismissed a staff of the institution, Seun Adebayo, involved in sale of certificate to a serving federal lawmaker.
Adebayo, a registry staff, was arrested by the State Crime Investigation Division (SCID) and was detained but later granted bail. It also learnt that when operatives of the SCID searched his house, blank YABATECH certificates, statement of results, stamp pad and other college items were found.
Daily Sun gathered that after his release on bail, Adebayo, who queried by the college management and later dismissed from the services of YABATECH, has also jumped bail.
YABATECH Director of Public Relations and Media, Dr. Charles Oni, confirmed that Adebayo was sacked by the college management over the certificate scam.
“After he was released on bail, he resigned his appointment but, the college rejected it and dismissed him. If he is on bail, the police should look for him. We don’t know anything about his whereabout. When his house was searched, all manner of college materials were found.’’ He further disclosed that the college management have deployed all Seun Adebayo’s colleagues in the certificate section, and added that, “after the fraud bust, the Rector ordered a clean sweep of the section.
“We now have new staff there,” he added.