ICPC re-arraigns Professor Igbinoba over alleged degree peddling and forgery in Benin 

The professor was re-arraigned before Justice A. N. Erhabor of Criminal Court 1, Benin City, High Court of Edo State, according to the ICPC statement on Thursday.

He was accused of offenses in a three-count charge related to degree peddling and forgery, bordering on the alleged unlawful awarding of academic degrees to members of the public.

The Commission alleges that as a result of the development, students paid tuition fees into various bank accounts linked to the institution.

“That you, Prof. Godwin (M), sometime between October 2007 and March 2018, at the Association of Professional Examination Board and Association of Corporation of Chartered Secretaries, located at 144 Ikpoba Slope, Benin City, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, falsely assumed authority to award school certificates, Bachelor of Science Degrees, and National Diplomas when the institution did not have the approval of the Federal Ministry of Education, the National Board for Technical Education, or the accreditation of the National Universities Commission to conduct courses, offer certifications, or grant degrees.”