The suspended Deputy Dean of Student Affairs at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Dr Banji Olaleye, has claimed his suspension over alleged extortion was orchestrated long before the investigation, alleging that the university’s current administration had been seeking his removal since February.
The school’s spokesperson, Dr Sunday Saanu, said on Sunday that “those claims are false.”
The university management had announced the suspension of Olaleye alongside the Director of the Directorate of Educational Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Olanrewaju Ogunjobi, and the Students’ Union Government President, James Adio.
The university said a petitioner accused the trio and others of extorting students through the unauthorised collection of N1,000 from each 100-level student.
However, in an exclusive interview with our correspondent on Sunday, Olaleye maintained that his suspension, which came before the commencement of the investigation into the allegations, was part of a calculated attempt to tarnish his reputation.
