The management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has expelled 42 students following comprehensive investigations into examination malpractice by the institution’s Examination Malpractice Committee.
According to a statement issued on Monday by Ibrahim Esin, Principal Assistant Registrar of the Academic Board Matters Division, the affected cohort comprises 31 Higher National Diploma (HND) and 11 National Diploma (ND) students across various programmes.
School authorities stated that the students were found guilty of breaching both institutional regulations and the Matriculation Oath they swore upon admission. The disciplinary actions were formally approved in accordance with the polytechnic’s Students’ Handbook, effectively terminating their affiliation with the institution.
A demographic breakdown indicates that the Institute of Finance and Management Studies recorded the highest number of expulsions with 23 students, followed by the Institute of Technology with eight. Additional casualties include four students from the Institute of Information and Communication Technology, two from the Institute of Health Technology, one from the Institute of General Studies, and four from the Centre for Continuing Education.
The affected individuals were enrolled in a wide range of academic disciplines, including Accountancy, Civil Engineering, Journalism and Media Studies, Public Administration, and Mechatronics Engineering.
Among the expelled HND students are 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 11 expelled ND students 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.
Polytechnic management has directed all affected individuals to immediately surrender any institutional property in their possession to their respective Heads of Department or other designated authorities.
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