Prof. Florence Obi, the institution’s Vice-Chancellor (VC), disclosed the information on Wednesday in Calabar.
She claimed that the suspended lecturer altered 235 examination result scripts using his privileged position as Head of Department (HOD) of Pharmacology.
According to the VC, Akpan reportedly changed students’ scores in the Introduction to General Antimicrobial Pharmacology (PHM 311) course results.
She stated that as HOD, Akpan manipulated the scores in 235 of the 242 result scripts entrusted in his care.
“The lecturer also (allegedly) gave out marks to two students, who did not participate in the examinations,” she said, adding that only five scripts were genuinely marked without alteration.
The VC alleged that Akpan admitted the misconduct before the Senate Examination Misconduct Committee, (SEMC).
According to her, the lecturer allegedly admitted that he inflated the scores of students in PHM 311 in order to protect the image of the department, which management finds ridiculous and unacceptable.
“Akpan’s official responsibilities are to be reassigned to other qualified lecturers in the department.
“He has also been directed to stay away from the university forthwith unless while responding to the invitation of relevant committees,” she said.
