A total of 42 students have been expelled from the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, over examination malpractice.
The management of the polytechnic made the announcement following investigations by the institution’s Examination Malpractice Committee.
The affected students comprise 31 Higher National Diploma and 11 National Diploma students drawn from various institutes and programmes of the polytechnic.
The decision was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Principal Assistant Registrar, Academic Board Matters Division, Ibrahim Esin.
Esin said the affected students were investigated by the examination malpractice committee after allegations of examination malpractice were levelled against them.
He added that the offences committed by the students violated the Matriculation Oath they took upon their admission into the institution.
“The students were found guilty of the allegations against them after due investigation by the examination malpractice committee.
“The offences contravened the Matriculation Oath sworn to by the students upon admission into the institution,” he stated.
