The management of the Federal University Dutse (FUD), Jigawa State, has publicly named several academic staff members who failed to return to duty after completing academic programmes sponsored by the institution.
The disclosure was contained in a public notice issued by the university’s Registrar, Alhaji Abubakar Mijinyawa, who stated that the affected staff violated the terms of bond agreements signed with the university before embarking on their studies.
According to the notice, some of the lecturers resigned from the university after completing their programmes, while others failed to resume duties despite benefiting from the institution’s staff development sponsorship scheme.
Among those listed are Afolabi Lukman Olalekan of the Department of Chemistry, who is indebted to the university to the tune of ₦12.04 million; Muhammad A. Alhassan of the Department of Computer Science, who resigned from service and owes ₦14.56 million; Yakubu Sani Wudil of the Department of Physics, with a liability of ₦18.26 million; and Ramla Muhammad Kama of the Department of Pharmacology, who owes ₦16.34 million.
The university noted that the affected staff members are drawn from various departments, including Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, Soil Science, Pharmacology and Environmental Sciences.
FUD said disciplinary measures have already been initiated against the defaulters, including the suspension of salaries, issuance of notices of indebtedness and referral of their cases to the Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee (SSDC).
According to the institution, the outstanding liabilities range from approximately ₦3.8 million to more than ₦18 million. However, some affected staff members have begun making partial refunds.
For example, Bala Ismail Adamu of the Department of Physics reportedly refunded ₦988,195.94 out of a total liability of ₦12.9 million, while Abdulhamid Aliyu Ardo of the Department of Computer Science has refunded ₦1 million out of the ₦14.51 million owed to the university.
The university reiterated that beneficiaries of its staff development sponsorship programme are obligated to return and serve the institution in accordance with the terms of their bond agreements. It warned that failure to comply would attract disciplinary sanctions and recovery measures aimed at reclaiming public funds invested in staff development.
