Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has expelled 42 students after they were found guilty of examination malpractice following investigations conducted by the institution’s Examination Malpractice Committee.
The affected students comprise 31 Higher National Diploma (HND) and 11 National Diploma (ND) students from different institutes and programmes across the Polytechnic.
The decision was contained in a statement issued and signed by the Principal Assistant Registrar, Academic Board Matters Division, Mr Ibrahim Esin. The statement said the students were found guilty of the allegations levelled against them after due investigation by the Examination Malpractice Committee.
The Polytechnic said the offences committed by the students violated the Matriculation Oath they had sworn to uphold as students of the institution. It added that their expulsion was approved in line with the provisions of the institution’s Students’ Handbook.
A breakdown of the affected students showed that 23 were from the Institute of Finance and Management Studies (IFMS), while eight came from the Institute of Technology (IOT). Four students were from the Institute of Information and Communication Technology (IICT), two from the Institute of Health Technology (IHT), one from the Institute of General Studies (IGS), while four were from the Centre for Continuing Education (CCE).
The affected students were studying various programmes, including Mechatronics Engineering, Civil Engineering, Strategic Communication, Journalism and Media Studies, Public Administration, Business Administration, Banking and Finance, Accountancy, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Medical Imaging Technology, Microfinance and Entrepreneurship Development, Social Development, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, and Industrial and Labour Relations, among others.
Some of the expelled students include Rasaq Faruq Tolani, Adebiyi Eniola Kofoworola, Nzekwe Domic Chibuike, Adekunle Khalid Boluwatife, Raji Abdulhafeez Opeyemi, Magbagbeola Rofiat Adesewa, Abdulrasheed Ojuolape Mariyam, Abdullafees Khadijat Oritoke, Ibrahim Farida Adepate, Abdulrasheed Muhammed Alabi, Omidiji Oluwatosin Samuel, Jimoh Aminat Modupe, Balogun Yusuf Olalekan, Opadisi Ridwan Opeyemi and Oyewole Victoria Oluwaponle.
The ND students affected include Ayinde Aishat, Ekunnus Fridays Sunmisola, Sanusi Fathia Ayomide, Ameenulah Idris Olamilekan, Magnus David Pelumi, Ishola Sulyman Atanda, Ibrahim Rofiat Elewuetu, Abdulgafar Abdulkareem Idowu, Oladele Opeyemi Miracle, Isiaq Mujeeb and Hammed Toheeb Oluwatosin.
The institution also instructed the expelled students to return every Polytechnic property in their possession to their respective Heads of Department or other designated officials.
With the approval of the disciplinary measure, the 42 students are no longer recognised as students of Kwara State Polytechnic.
