Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, has suspended a female student (name withheld) of the Faculty of Law in the institution for alleged theft.
Obi who conveyed the suspension in a letter signed on Tuesday in Calabar by Gabriel Egbe, the university’s Registrar and addressed to the student, stated that: “The Vice Chancellor, has expressed her displeasure with the act of illegality and has approved her suspension from studies to allow for full-scale investigation into the matter.”
While the letter further warned the suspended student to stay away from all academic activities with effect from the first semester of the 2022/2023 academic session, it also urged her to appear before the Students’ Disciplinary Committee whenever she is invited to defend herself.“
“The Dean of the Faculty of Law and other relevant authorities”, according to the letter, “are to ensure full compliance with this directive,” the letter added.
Reports monitored by www.calitown.com in Calabar indicate that the female Law student is alleged to have sneaked into Room 102 of the female hostel and made away with an iPhone XS. After initially denying the allegation, she is thought to have eventually owned up to the offence and produced the phone from her Calabar Municipality residence.
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