SYLVANUS EZE V. UNIVERSITY OF JOS

RAPHAEL CHIKWE AGBO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Appellant was a Senior Administrative staff of the Respondent. The Respondent received from its security division a complaint that the Appellant was collecting money without authority from newly admitted diploma students of the Centre for Continuing Education. The Respondent issued him a query on 12th July 2006 to which he responded on 13th July 2006. The Respondent not satisfied with his response and acting through its Registrar referred the case to the Council/Senate disciplinary Committee and suspended the Appellant from duty effective 21st July 2006. The Appellant was thereafter summoned to a meeting of the council/Senate committee meeting where he defended himself at the meeting which held between August 8 and 11 2006. By a letter dated November 3, 2006 the Appellant was informed of the council decision of its regular meeting of 2nd to 4th November 2006 to dismiss him from service effective November 3, 2006.

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