Abia State University Expels, Suspends 16 Students, Gives Reason
- The management of the Abia State University, Uturu, has maintained its stand over zero tolerance for anomalies
- The university expelled 12 students over illegal possession of a firearm while suspended four others
- According to the University Senate, the suspended students will be out of school for stealing, cultism and other sundry offences
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Uturu, Abia state - The management of the Abia State University, Uturu, has expelled 12 students over illegal possession of a firearm while four others were suspended for stealing, cultism and other sundry offences.
According to Vanguard, this was contained in a statement ratified by the University Senate.
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The institution added that it has zero tolerance for anomalies.
“The 266th Regular Senate of Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) has ratified the decision of Management to expel Twelve (12) students and suspend four (4) others for one academic session, for various offences in breach of their matriculation oaths.
“Management had earlier considered and approved the recommendations of the Senate Security Committee after thorough investigations for the different cases involving stealing at gunpoint, cultism, illegal possession of firearms, de-marketing the University, examination malpractice and other offences against the affected students.
It further stated:
“Four other students are to be given letters of warning for their involvement in alleged cases of cultism but were victims of circumstance.”
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Nigerian University Rusticates, Expels 13 Students, Explains Why
Thirteen students of the Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) in Zamfara State were expelled and rusticated for various offences.
The information officer of the University, Umar Usman, made this known in a press release issued on Wednesday, July 19 in Gusau.
Usman explained that seven students were expelled and six rusticated for gross misconduct. He disclosed that the decision was taken on July 5, during the 82nd meeting.
Nigerian university expels 23 students
Twenty-three students from Ibrahim Badamasi University, Lapai in Niger state, were expelled over low academic performance and various misconducts.
According to the institution's vice-chancellor, Professor Abu Kasim Adamu, 17 of the students were advised to withdraw over low academic performance, while seven others for various misconducts.
He said the institution has zero tolerance for all sorts of crimes, especially cultism, drug abuse and cybercrime. Adamu declared that anybody caught would be rusticated from the university.
Source: Legit.ng
