Shocking: 13 final year students expelled

The federal university Lokoja, in Kogi
state,located in Nigeria has expelled 13 final year students
for alleged examination malpractice.
the vice
chancellor of the university, Angela
Freeman-Miri, a professor, disclosed
this while speaking with journalists on
Monday, July 2, in Lokoja, Kogi state
capital.
According to the school chancellor,the students ran into
trouble when one of the question papers
allegedly leaked to them was extended
to others who promptly informed the
authorities.
She said their expulsion followed laid
down process, stating that each of the
students was given opportunity to
defend himself against the allegations
before final decision was taken.
“They were made to face the students’
disciplinary committee. The examination
misconduct committee sat at different
times to look into the allegations against
them.
“The reports of the two committees were
later sent to the 47th senate meeting of
the university which eventually approved
their expulsion,’’ Freeman-Miri said.
Responding to allegation of unfair
treatment by Lydia Lawal, one of the
affected students, the vice chancellor
said all the students were free to appeal
their expulsion by sending written
application to the governing council of
the university.
She said some members of staff
suspected to have link in the
examination leakage have been
investigated by the staff disciplinary
committee which has already forwarded
its report to the staff management
committee.
“The staff management committee has
also submitted its report to the
governing council for final decision,’’
Freeman-Miri said.
She, however, said that it was too early
to know the exact number of staff that
would eventually be disciplined for
involvement in the matter.
Free-Miri said the university’s decision
was to serve as signal to other students
who may want to cut corners by
resorting to examination malpractices.
“No university will compromise its
academic standard, especially the quality
of examinations as degrees being
awarded sell the image of the university
to the outside world,” she explained.. Please always beware of examination malpractice