By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate

Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Wednesday said it has no knowledge of Court Papers on plagiarism suit by one Professor Victor Dike, an Adjunct Professor at the School of Engineering and Technology, National University, Sacremento in the United States (US).

This is contained a Statement by Ugochukwu Okorafor, Director Corporate Communications of Nigeria’s Central Bank and made available to www.investadvocateng.com.

“The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been drawn to reports in the media regarding a suit against the Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, by one Victor E. Dike, who is said to be a professor of Engineering and Technology, National University Sacramento,USA.

It is important to provide some clarifications on the matter. First, as at the time of release of this statement, no court papers in respect of the said suit, had been served on the Governor” the Statement said.

The CBN said for the avoidance of doubt, its stating categorically that Sanusi Lamido Sanusi did not write the said paper.

“Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria, just like Chief Executive Officers of similar institutions in Nigeria and abroad, deliver papers, not in their personal capacities, but on behalf of the institutions for which they are chief spokespersons” the Statement affirmed.

According to the Statement, even though the paper was presented by the Governor, it represent’s the Nigeria’s Central Bank’s collective views; in what is prepared by professional researchers in the relevant Departments of the Bank. “We can vouch that such papers are prepared in line with strict global and ethical standards” the CBN said.

“As a responsible public institution, we always cooperate fully with court officers and our well trained and responsible security officers have ever been under strict instructions to treat them with the appropriate dignity and respect they deserve” the Statement said.

The CBN further affirmed that while awaiting details of the alleged suit, it is pertinent to state that speeches delivered by the current Governor, focus on the core mandates of the Bank and are direct contributions to discourse on national development.

This is coming on the heels of reports earlier in the week in a session of the Media that a US-based Nigerian Professor has filed plagiarism suit against Sanusi; which a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday ordered that Sanusi be served with a writ of summons filed by a Nigerian Professor based in the United States on grounds of committing plagiarism.

The reports making round affirmed that Professor Victor Dike, an Adjunct Professor at the School of Engineering and Technology, National University, Sacremento, U.S. is indicting Sanusi for copying his works and refusing to acknowledge him as the Author.