John Lyon was never our student- UNICAL no

Emmanuel Alfred

Authorities of the University of Calabar have come out to vehemently describe as dubious and unfounded the story making the round on social media that the notorious kidnap kingpin, John Ewa aka ‘John Lyon’ was a graduate of the University.

Recall that the Bayelsa State Police Command on Monday 26th September, 2022 paraded an alleged kidnap kingpin popularly known as John Lyon for colluding with others to terrorise the State for years through the kidnap of top business men, bankers and prominent persons.

According to the University Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe, “it is unfortunate that some journalists no longer verify their information before disseminating it to the public. There’s nowhere that the said John Ewa was a student or that he graduated from the University of Calabar.”

“In fact, we’ve gone through the records and there is nowhere in our records that shows that John Ewa was, or is a student of the University. So, I don’t know where they got the information they are peddling all over.
“In it entirety, the report is false, dubious and unfounded aimed at denting the image and the hard earned reputation of the University over the years.”

The acclaimed socialite was paraded along some of his members and other criminals according to the state Commissioner of Police, Ben Okolo at a briefing in the State Capital, Yenogoa.

The suspect who owns a brand identified as Lyon Interior as a cover-up for his illicit activities is allegedly linked to high-profile kidnapping and other criminal activities in the State.