The management of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Southwest Nigeria, has announced the expulsion of 14 students, including seven final-year students, for alleged misconduct and involvement in examination malpractices.
This was contained in a statement by the university’s director of Corporate Affairs, Kunle Akogun, on Monday.
According to him, the students were expelled for examination malpractices.
The statement also said that the Vice Chancellor’s approval of their expulsion was a sequel to the recommendations of the Students’ Disciplinary Committee at its 219th meeting held on Wednesday and Thursday, January 10 and 11, 2024 respectively.
The expelled students also include 400-level, 300-level, and 100-level students.
The affected students were drawn from faculties/departments such as Agriculture/Aquaculture and Fisheries; Agriculture/Agricultural Extension and Rural Development; Arts/Linguistics and Nigerian Languages.
Others include CIS/Library and Information Science, CIS/Telecommunication Science; Education/Adult and Primary Education Studies; Engineering and Tech/Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Engr and Tech/Materials and Metallurgical Engineering as well as Life Science/Zoology.