The management of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, have expelled five students and suspended 14 others, including six final-year students of the institution alleged to have been involved in various offences.
According to The PUNCH, the instruction’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Kunle Akogun, made this known in a statement on Monday, noting that the approval of expulsion/rustication of the affected students by the Vice-Chancellor, Wahab Egbewole (SAN), followed the recommendations of the Students’ Disciplinary Committee at its 220th and 221st meetings.
The statement explained that the affected students were sanctioned for offences ranging from misconduct, theft, examination malpractices, hostel bed-space racketeering and extortion, beating a fellow student, admission racketeering and assault.
It equally noted that penalties for the offences committed by the students included rustication for either one semester or one academic session and expulsion.
The affected students were at various academic levels, such as 100, 200, 300, and 400.
In the statement, the Director of Corporate Affairs said five of the students were expelled from the university for alleged examination malpractice and theft while 14 others were rusticated for one semester or a complete academic session.
He identified the expelled students to include Amatokwu Evans of the Department of Art Education, Nwachukwu Chinedu Joshua, Department of Biochemistry; Oshinboluro Temitope Joshua, Mathematics Department; Sulaimon Mayowa, Biochemistry; and Okanle Oluwatimileyin Samuel, Physiotherapy Department.
The expelled students were found guilty of being involved in alleged examination malpractices, theft, hostel dedspace racketeering and extortion, as well as admission racketeering and extortion.
Among those rusticated were Adebayo Adeleke, Performing Arts, Hassan Hanan Adebola, History and International Studies, Ayodele Samuel Koseunti, History and International Studies, Toki Opeyemi Ayomide, History and International Studies, Makinde Usman Ayomide, Linguistic and Nigeria Languages and Onibiyo Eniola Gideon, History and International Studies.
Others included; Badmus Rasheedat Ajoke, Chemistry, Afolayan Damilola, Mathematics, Ajibola Oluwaseyi Temiloluwa, Engineering & Technology, Akorede Isiaka Nifemi, Mathematics, Bolanta Taiye Zainab, Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Elegede Favour Emmanuel, Physiology, Ojelabi Ibukunoluwa Micheal, Anatomy and Okeke Ruth Chinecherem, Performing Arts.
