UNIBEN VC flown abroad for food poisoning

‎Culled from Punch

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. Godwin Oshodin, has been flown to a London hospital in the United Kingdom following an alleged food poising he suffered few months ago.

According to a report, Professor Oshodin had raised an alarm over alleged plan to assassinate him by some members of staff of the university, who were laid off early this year by the Governing Council of the university over improper conduct.

According to a family source, the professor of education was flown abroad last weekend as all efforts to eject the poison from his system in Nigerian hospital proved abortive.

Meanwhile, a Benin socio-cultural organization, Benin National Congress BNC, it would do all it takes to expose the perpetrators. While calling on security agencies to apprehend and prosecute the erring hands, the group said it might resort to self-help if nothing is done.

In a statement by its Director of Publicity, Dr David Ekomwenrenren, the group said, "Let it be known that as soon as we confirm the masterminds of these attempted homicide; we may resort to jungle means to avenge this anti-Benin affront on the psyche and land of our great ancestors.

"For 40 years, we were deprived the chance of producing a Vice-Chancellor in the University of Benin. Now, we got one by divine grace, they want to kill him by cruel means. The man has been flown abroad for poison-related issues.

"We are closely monitoring the process of the appointment of Prof. Oshodin's successor, we need not say that the University is preferably relocated to another state of Nigeria, than for us to give a free hand to discreet poison-killers and blood suckers to overwhelm patriotic administrator like Prof. Oshodin,whose tenure is synonymous with landmarks achievements."