Department of Veterinary Pathology,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
University of Maiduguri,
Maiduguri,
Borno State,
NIGERIA
 | ikeigbokwe@gmail.com; ikeigbokwe@unimaid.edu.ng |
PROFESSOR IKECHUKWU ONYEBUCHI IGBOKWE was born on 11th October 1958 in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, to Mr and Mrs Ezekiel Echewendu Igbokwe, who are indegenes of Umuso-Eluama in Isuikwuato LGA, Abia State. After his Primary Education in June 1973, he continued in Isuikwuato High School, Isuikwuato where he obtained his West African School Certificate in Division One with an aggregate score of thirteen. He proceeded to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka to graduate in 1983 as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with Distinctions. He joined the Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, in December 1984, rose through the ranks to become a Professor of Pathology (in the subspecialty of Clinical Pathology / Laboratory Medicine) in 1998, served as Head of Department in 2000-2002. He had enjoyed the University of Maiduguri Staff Development Fellowship to obtain a Master of Veterinary Science degree from the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, in 1986 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1997 from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He has researched and published extensively on the pathogenesis of trypanosomosis. His innovative researches were in areas of erythropoietic response, oxidative stress, peroxidative injury and intracellular glucose delivery in trypanosomosis. His authoritative reviews on the disease were commissioned and published by the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International, Oxon and one of them is on CD-ROM and online as a component of an Animal Health and Production Compendium (www.cabicompendium.org/ahpc). He researched and reviewed information on the pathophysiology of water deprivation in ruminants, published by CABI, Oxon. He led a research on bovine tuberculosis in the northeastern Nigeria partly supported by NARP-NVRI programme and maintains interest in this area. His research interests are presently expanding into anatomic pathology. He is a published poet and is attracted to an uplifting spiritual life. He is married to Dr (Mrs) Nanacha Afifi Dagwannah Igbokwe and has three children.
Postgraduate Supervision (Completed)
M Sc:
Wuro-Chekke, A. U. (1998) Effect of combined parenteral vitamin C and E administration on the severity of anaemia, hepatic and renal damage in Trypanosoma brucei-infected rabbit. M Sc dissertation, Department of Biochemistry, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri (With Dr I. A. Umar)
M V Sc:
Gambo, H. I. (2007) Pathogenicity of Trypanosoma brucei brucei infection in rats pretreated with low-dose cyclophosphamide. M. V. Sc. dissertation, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri
Mshelbwala, F. M. (2009) Prevalence and pathology of retained (cryptorchid) and descended testes in Nigerian Sahel goats. M. V. Sc. Dissertation, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri
Abba, Y. (2012) Quantitative and histopathological assessment of aspermatogenesis and hypospermatogenesis in Sahel goats with bilateral testicular hypoplasia. M.V.Sc dissertation, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri.
Badau, S. J. (2014) Immunomodulatory effects of levamisole on humoral and pathological responses of cockerels to experimental infection with velogenic newcastle disease virus. MVSc dissertation. Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri.(With Dr S. U. Hassan and Dr D. El-Yuguda as co-supervisors)
Igwenagu, E. (2017) Pathologic effects of oral aluminium administration in non-diabetic and diabetic rats. MVSc dissertation, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria. (With Prof. T. N. C. Egbe-Nwiyi as co-supervisors)
Waziri, A. (2018) Kidney lesions and effects on haematology, serum biochemistry and urinalysis of slaughter camels in the abattoir in Maiduguri, Nigeria. MVSc dissertation, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria. (With Prof. S. U. Hassan as co-supervisor)
Ph D:
Egbe-Nwiyi T. N. C. (2002) Studies on some factors affecting the pathogenicity of trypanosome infections in rats. Ph. D. thesis, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri. (with Prof. P. A. Onyeyili as co-supervisor)
Hassan S. U. (2006) Seroprevalence, immunogenicity and pathogenicity of Newcastle disease virus in helmeted guinea fowls (Numidia meleagridis gaeata pallas). Ph.D. thesis, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri. (with Prof. A. G. Ambali and Prof. S. S. Baba as co-supervisors)
Ibrahim U. I. (2008) Vaccinal and therapeutic management of infectious bursal disease (IBD) in commercial chickens. Ph. D. thesis, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri (with Prof. A. G. Ambali as main supervisor)
Bukar-Kolo, M. Y. (2012) Haematology, serum biochemical profile and prevalence of some selected viral diseases of cats in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Ph.D. thesis. Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri. (with Prof. G. O. Egwu as co-supervisor).
Gambo, H. I. (2018) Pathologic assessment of lead acetate intoxication in chickens. Ph.D thesis, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri. (with Prof. S. U. Hassan and Prof Y. A. Geidam)
Postgraduate Supervision (Completed)
M Sc:
Wuro-Chekke, A. U. (1998) Effect of combined parenteral vitamin C and E administration on the severity of anaemia, hepatic and renal damage in Trypanosoma brucei-infected rabbit. M Sc dissertation, Department of Biochemistry, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri (With Dr I. A. Umar)
M V Sc:
Gambo, H. I. (2007) Pathogenicity of Trypanosoma brucei brucei infection in rats pretreated with low-dose cyclophosphamide. M. V. Sc. dissertation, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri
Mshelbwala, F. M. (2009) Prevalence and pathology of retained (cryptorchid) and descended testes in Nigerian Sahel goats. M. V. Sc. Dissertation, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri
Abba, Y. (2012) Quantitative and histopathological assessment of aspermatogenesis and hypospermatogenesis in Sahel goats with bilateral testicular hypoplasia. M.V.Sc dissertation, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri.
Badau, S. J. (2014) Immunomodulatory effects of levamisole on humoral and pathological responses of cockerels to experimental infection with velogenic newcastle disease virus. MVSc dissertation. Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri.(With Dr S. U. Hassan and Dr D. El-Yuguda as co-supervisors)
Igwenagu, E. (2017) Pathologic effects of oral aluminium administration in non-diabetic and diabetic rats. MVSc dissertation, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria. (With Prof. T. N. C. Egbe-Nwiyi as co-supervisors)
Waziri, A. (2018) Kidney lesions and effects on haematology, serum biochemistry and urinalysis of slaughter camels in the abattoir in Maiduguri, Nigeria. MVSc dissertation, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria. (With Prof. S. U. Hassan as co-supervisor)
Ph D:
Egbe-Nwiyi T. N. C. (2002) Studies on some factors affecting the pathogenicity of trypanosome infections in rats. Ph. D. thesis, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri. (with Prof. P. A. Onyeyili as co-supervisor)
Hassan S. U. (2006) Seroprevalence, immunogenicity and pathogenicity of Newcastle disease virus in helmeted guinea fowls (Numidia meleagridis gaeata pallas). Ph.D. thesis, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri. (with Prof. A. G. Ambali and Prof. S. S. Baba as co-supervisors)
Ibrahim U. I. (2008) Vaccinal and therapeutic management of infectious bursal disease (IBD) in commercial chickens. Ph. D. thesis, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri (with Prof. A. G. Ambali as main supervisor)
Bukar-Kolo, M. Y. (2012) Haematology, serum biochemical profile and prevalence of some selected viral diseases of cats in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Ph.D. thesis. Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri. (with Prof. G. O. Egwu as co-supervisor).
Gambo, H. I. (2018) Pathologic assessment of lead acetate intoxication in chickens. Ph.D thesis, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Maiduguri. (with Prof. S. U. Hassan and Prof Y. A. Geidam)
