Unilorin expels 14 students for examination malpractice

The Management of the University of Ilorin has expelled 14 students of the institution, including 500 Level students, for various examination offences.

The university’s Spokesperson, Mr Kunle Akogun, disclosed this in a statement in Ilorin on Monday.

Akogun noted that the students were expelled for various established cases of examination malpractice.

He said that the management of the institution approved their expulsion following the recommendations of the Students’ Disciplinary Committee at its 219th meeting held between Jan. 10 and 11, 2024.

According to him, the affected students include 400, 500, 300 level and 100 level students.

“The affected students were from Faculties/Departments of Agriculture/Aquaculture and Fisheries; Agriculture/Agricultural
Extension and Rural Development; Arts/Linguistics and
Nigerian Languages.

“Some were also from the Communication and Information Sciences (CIS)/Library and Information Science, CIS/ Telecommunication
Science; Education/Adult and Primary Education Studies.

“Others were from Department of Engineering and Tech/Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Engineering and Tech/ Materials and Metallurgical Engineering as well as Life Science/Zoology,’’ Varsity spokesperson said.

He advised students to refrain from practices that were inimical to their academic progress, saying the university would not condone or spare those who indulge themselves in such illicit attitudes.