Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno Is Blocking Police Investigation Into Eket Transition Committee Chairman, Ikott's University Of Calabar Certificate Forgery –Sources

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State is facing allegations of engagement successful a cover-up regarding the authenticity of a assemblage certificate held by Akaniyene Tommey Ikott, the Transition Committee Chairman of Eket Local Government Area.

The University of Calabar has officially disavowed a Bachelor of Science grade successful Social Work certificate bearing Ikott's name, categorically stating that it is simply a forgery.

Sources told SaharaReporters that Governor Eno has been utilizing his presumption to conceal the information astir Ikott's world credentials.

For instance, sources told SaharaReporters that a petition was raised to the authorities constabulary commissioner successful April 2024 but the probe was suppressed by the governor.

A reply by the school's Registrar, Gabriel O. Egbe to a further probe by a U.S Attorney, confirms that Mr Ikott forged the university's certificate.

A tribunal certified transcript of a University of Calabar grade certificate with registration fig 07/BSW-4/030 allegedly issued connected November 11, 2015, reportedly claims that Ikott holds a Bachelor of Science Degree successful Social Work from the University of Calabar.

However, a missive of disclaimer from the Registrar of the University of Calabar, Gabriel O. Egbe, Reference No. UC/AD/AM.27B, dated July 23, 2024, declared the certificate arsenic fake.

The missive titled ‘Request For Verification Of Mr. Akaniyene Tommey Ikott’s Academic Records And Studentship Status With The University Of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria,’ was addressed to a U.S. Attorney Sara Sass of SASS Law LLC, of No. 8647 Richmond Highway, VA, Washington DC.

The missive obtained by SaharaReporters reads successful part: “Ikott, Akaniyene Tommey was a pupil successful the Department of Social Work of this University.

“He was admitted successful the 2007/2008 world session.

“According to his Head of Department and records available, helium inactive has immoderate failed courses to remedy. Therefore, the attached claimed certificate is fake and did not emanate from this University.”

One of the sources acquainted with the substance told SaharaReporters that pursuing the confirmation of Ikott’s certificate arsenic fake, “a petition was filed to Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police successful April 2024 but the authorities governor, Eno suppressed the expected constabulary investigation”.

“We perceive the politician has besides made moves to compromise records successful the University of Calabar,” the root added.

Ikott, a chairmanship aspirant is Governor’s Eno’s preferred campaigner for the Eket Local Government successful the October elections, sources said.

Already, Ikott has reportedly been endorsed by the politician arsenic the sole chairmanship campaigner for Eket successful the upcoming section authorities elections scheduled for October 26.

“A reply by the school's Registrar to a further probe by a U.S Attorney confirms that Mr Ikott forged the university's certificate.

“But arsenic soon arsenic the Blueprint precocious published the story, the agents of the authorities abducted the reporter, but released her instantly they felt that the quality of the abduction would spell viral.

“This was past week. But the constabulary support inviting the newsman to the constabulary presumption wherever they beverage her adust and endanger her to halt further reporting of the story,” 1 of the sources told SaharaReporters.

Indeed, connected August 2, 2024, Blueprint reported that the absorption of University of Calabar had declared a Bachelor of Science grade successful Social Work certificate bearing the sanction of Mr. Akaniyene Tommey Ikott arsenic fake.

Despite aggregate attempts, SaharaReporters was incapable to get a effect from Governor Eno's medication regarding the allegations.

Calls to the Chief Press Secretary, Ekerete Udoh's mobile telephone went unanswered, and messages sent to his WhatsApp were work but not responded to.

Similarly, efforts to scope the authorities Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobo, were unsuccessful, arsenic calls to his mobile telephone were not answered, and substance and WhatsApp messages sent to him remained unresponded to astatine the clip of filing this report.

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