13th February, 2022
PRESS RELEASE
POLICE CORPORAL PHD HOLDER DESERVES ATTENTION – MURIC
Dr. Nnaji Ebenezer Chibueze, a police corporal,
is still in the same rank three years after bagging his doctorate degree. His
attempts at regularising his rank with his educational qualification has
yielded no success. However, an Islamic human rights organisation has appealed
to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, to intervene in
Ebenezer’s matter.
MURIC’s appeal
was contained in a statement issued on Sunday, 13th February, 2022
by the director of the organisation, Professor Ishaq Akintola.
The group said :
“Dr. Nnaji Ebenezer Chibueze, a native
of Umuezibuoko Umualu in Isiuzor local government area of Enugu State, has
remained in the same rank as a police corporal three years after bagging his
doctorate degree. It is our humble opinion that something is wrong here unless
police authorities have a cassu belli for refusing to regularize his rank in accordance
with his educational qualification.
“From our findings, Ebenezer’s educational
background has been the normal routine. From Odorbia Primary School in
Umuezibuoko, Umualu (1994-1999) to Community
Secondary School, Umualu and Community Secondary School, Ihaohuala in Ihamufu Isiuzor local
government area Enugu State where he obtained his Junior School Certificate and
the West Africa Senior School Certificate in 2005.
“He got his Bachelor of Science Education in Political Science,
Administration and Supervision in the year 2010 at Enugu State University of
Science and Technology (ESUT) and his masters degree in the same field at the
Abia State University in 2016. He topped his degrees with a PhD in the same
field in 2019. It is interesting that Ebenezer’s cumulative grade point average
in his first, second and doctorate degrees were 4.40, 4.35 and 4.3
respectively.
“Although Dr. Nnaji Ebenezer Chibueze was
enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force in the year 2012 after his university
education, his first degree was not considered. But he had to join the force to
make ends meet as no other job opportunity was available.
“It is common knowledge that any
interested person with Masters or PhD who wishes to lecture in the Nigeria
Police Academy, stands a good chance. But Ebenezer is yet to receive a response
to his application dated 15th January, 2020.
“MURIC appeals to the IGP, Usman Alkali Baba, to use his good office to
intervene in the plight of Dr. Nnaji Ebenezer Chibueze. The reward of academic brilliance
should be a commensurate rank or position. We cannot afford to continue to
waste our intellectuals. Besides, the best police officers have often been the
most highly educated perhaps because of their exposure to different civilisations
and cultures. Our police personnel are doing a tremendous job for this country.
They deserve attention.”
Professor Ishaq Akintola,
Director,
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)
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