• Lagos State University (LASU) has reacted to a viral social media post about a degree certificate allegedly found at a ‘suya’ spot
• The institution said the incident was an old event and that the certificate was recovered on Wednesday, November 21, 2018
• According to the statement, the certificate was invalidated because the graduate’s surname was wrongly written as Abisoye instead of Abioye

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Ojo, Lagos state - The management of Lagos State University (LASU) has addressed viral social media posts about a degree certificate allegedly found at a ‘suya’ spot in Lagos.

The university clarified that the certificate was invalidated because the surname on it was misspelt.

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The school further stated that the certificate was recovered on Wednesday, November 21, 2018, describing the event as old news.

The institution addressed this in a short statement via its X handle (formerly known as Twitter) @LASUOfficial on Monday, June 3.

“This is old news; please disregard it. The development happened back in 2018 and was properly addressed by the University.”

The university provided further clarity on the matter in a statement released via its official website.

“The ‘certificate’ in question actually exists but was invalidated on 25th February 2013 because the graduate’s surname was wrongly written on the ‘certificate’ as ABISOYE instead of ABIOYE.“The University had issued another certificate carrying the correct surname and this was collected by the graduate on the 30th of September, 2014.”

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“By the University’s standard practice, the invalidated certificate ought to have been shredded immediately after the certificate was re-issued with the correct surname. Obviously, this was not done and by default, the invalidated certificate got into the public space due to improper screening of office waste papers, prior to disposal.”

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