₦airaland Forum

The Federal College of Education (FCE), Eha-Amufu, Enugu State, has demanded an apology and retraction from Sahara Reporters over allegations that its Provost, Prof. Pauline Ikwuegbu, diverted government vehicles worth over N300 million for personal use.

In a press statement issued on February 27, 2026, and signed by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Dr. Ebuka Obi, the college described the report published on February 13, 2026, as false, malicious and defamatory.

The online medium had alleged that the Provost diverted two out of three buses procured for the college to her private school and kept a brand-new black Toyota Prado, allegedly purchased for the institution in 2022, for personal use without official documentation.

However, the college said the three 15-seater mini-buses supplied in 2023 were part of a constituency project executed by Oversoom Global Investment Services Limited, with FCE Eha-Amufu serving only as a supervisory agency.

According to the statement, the buses were allocated to three different institutions in Enugu State: FCE Eha-Amufu; Nasfat Nasrul-Lahi-L-Faith Society, Ibagwa-Aka; and Al-Ikhlas Institute, Ibagwa-Aka.

The college maintained that the two buses in question were duly delivered to Nasfat and Al-Ikhlas Institute in 2023 and remain in their custody, dismissing claims that they were diverted to the Provost’s private school.

It added that delivery documents, allocation papers, images and videos acknowledging receipt by the benefiting institutions were available for verification.

On the allegation concerning the Toyota Prado, the college stated that the vehicle was officially approved for procurement by the institution’s Governing Council during its 100th meeting held on September 11, 2021, following recommendations from the Finance and General Purposes Committee.

It stressed that the vehicle was procured in line with public service regulations and remains part of the college’s asset register as the official vehicle of the Provost.

FCE Eha-Amufu accused Sahara Reporters of failing to conduct due diligence or seek clarification from the institution before publishing the story, describing the report as a breach of journalistic ethics.

The college called for a public and unreserved apology to the institution and the Provost, as well as an immediate retraction of the report with the same prominence as the original publication.

It also urged the Nigerian Press Council to investigate the matter and impose appropriate sanctions, warning that it would pursue further action if necessary.

The institution appealed to the public to disregard what it described as “baseless” allegations and reaffirmed that academic and administrative activities in the college were progressing peacefully.