Nigeria, April 7 -- Barrister Solomon Dalung has alleged that he sacrificed his master's degree to challenge Professor Joash Amupitan over the alleged downgrading of academic results for law students at the University of Jos.

Speaking on Trust TV News, Dalung claimed that during the 2009-2010 academic session, when Amupitan served as Dean of the Faculty of Law, 16 students had their Second Class Upper (2:1) results altered.

He further alleged that some "special students," including senior police officers and politicians who were reportedly absentee students, graduated with 2:1 degrees during the same period.

Dalung said he took up the fight on behalf of the affected students despite being warned that continuing the struggle could aff...