By John Gabriel

The authority of Kaduna Polytechnic has expelled 63 students and suspended 36 others for various academic offences.

The disciplinary actions, which were approved during the institution’s 114th Academic Board Meeting held on April 30, 2025, stipulated the offences to include: fraudulent admissions and examination malpractice.

In a circular dated May 5, 2025, and signed by Deputy Registrar (Academic Affairs), Abdullahi Muhammad, it was stated that the polytechnic’s Registrar, Muhammed Tanimu, communicated the board’s decision to all staff and students.

He said the Academic Board, at its 114th Regular Meeting held on April 30, 2025, considered reports from the Fraudulent Admission and Related Matters Investigation Committee (FARMIC) and the Examination Misconduct Cases and Malpractice Committee (EMCMC), approving the following measures against the students listed below:

The FARMIC panel found that five students, including Essien Margret Lawrence and Maryam Nasir, gained admission fraudulently, resulting in the withdrawal of their admissions or expulsion.

The EMCMC committee indicted over 70 students from the Mass Communication, Building Technology, Civil Engineering, Public Administration, and Architecture departments.

Some of the students expelled include Lawrence Samuel Anto (Building Technology), Fauziya Abdulrahman Buba (Mass Communication), and Ibrahim Muhammed Nazeer (Civil Engineering).

Others, like Joseline Beauty Jonah and Muazu Umar, received varying degrees of suspension.

However, three students, including Abubakar Ibrahim Ashir of the Computer Science Department, were exonerated after investigations found no evidence of wrongdoing.

The polytechnic warned that it would continue to impose stiff penalties on students found guilty of academic misconduct to maintain integrity and discipline on campus.