The Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has uncovered a certificate forgery syndicate involving a Deputy Registrar and several staff and students of the institution.
Rector of the Polytechnic, Prof Salisu Usman, disclosed this at a press conference in Lokoja on Thursday, revealing that nine persons have so far been implicated in the scandal.
According to him, the Deputy Registrar, whose name was withheld for investigation purposes, and five other staff members in the Exams and Records Unit have been suspended indefinitely, while four others, including three students and a former student, have been arrested.