Ekwueme Varsity suspends ex-SSA sacked by Nwifuru over cult activities

Barely a few days after he was sacked as Senior Special Assistant on Security (North) to Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, Alex Okemini was, on Friday, suspended indefinitely for alleged cult-related activities by Alex Ekwueme University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo.

It will be recalled that Mr. Okemini was, until recently, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Francis Nwifuru on Security (Ebonyi North) before he was sacked by the Ebonyi State government for gross misconduct.

Before his suspension by the school, Weekend Guardian gathered that Okemini had, during the institution’s last matriculation, flown the colors of one cult group.

His action angered the management of the institution, who immediately set up a high-powered committee to look into the matter.

Jango, as he was popularly called, was one of the newly matriculated students admitted into the institution to study Political Science.

But during the matriculation, he was pictured wearing insignia suspected to belong to a secret cult group.

The picture, which trended on social media, attracted condemnation, with many calling for his sack by the governor and dismissal from the university.

The university, in a letter to Mr. Okemini on Friday, followed suit by slamming an indefinite suspension on him.
The letter, signed by Ifeanyi Igwe, Registrar of the institution, said the suspension is due to cult-related behavior allegations leveled against the student.

The institution noted that the acts go against the matriculation oath Mr. Okemini took during the matriculation.
The letter further stated that he remains suspended pending the investigation by the institution.

It read: “The Vice-Chancellor has considered the report on the allegation of cult-related behavior leveled against you based on the display of cultism as shown on March 14, 2025, during the matriculation ceremony of the university.

“You are hereby informed of your matriculation oath and the fact that cultism and cult-related activities are unacceptable and against the rules and regulations governing students’ activities in the university, as well as a security and moral threat to the University Community.

“Consequently, the Vice-Chancellor, on behalf of the Senate, has directed that you be suspended indefinitely from the university pending the outcome of the investigation of this matter by the Students’ Disciplinary Committee of the university.

“You are, by this letter, hereby suspended from the university. This letter conveys the Vice-Chancellor’s directive,” the letter added.