Chicago State University (CSU) has responded to a request by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, in accordance with an Illinois, United States, court order.

CSU stated that it does not keep copies of diploma certificates issued to students, but after a diligent search, it found some certificates with the same font as the one Atiku had queried.

However, due to privacy concerns, CSU did not disclose the names associated with these certificates.

CSU confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu graduated from the university in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

The university wrote:

“The documents responsive to this request which CSU, after diligent search, has been able to locate are produced herewith and Bates labelled CSU 0008 through CSU 0010. The students’ names on these diplomas have been redacted for privacy reasons. CSU is also producing, Bates labelled as CSU 0011 and 0012, diplomas produced for other CSU students (with their names redacted for privacy) which match the format of the Tinubu replacement dated June 27, 1997”.

As requested by Abubakar, the university released numerous diploma certificates granted to other students in 1979.

Tinubu had previously stated that he lost his original certificates. He provided a replacement CSU diploma to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2023 presidential election.

In recently disclosed CSU documents, Tinubu was referred to as “Mr.” in an admission letter. He also indicated “male” in the undergraduate admissions application form.

Interestingly, some of the transcripts circulating online display “F,” implying “female.”