Kogi Poly expels 10 students

The authorities of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, have expelled 10 students for examination malpractices. Also, the institution has restated its decision to seize results of school fees defaulters after the expiration of the given grace.

The academic board of the institution dropped this hint shortly after their meeting on Friday at the campus in Lokoja. 

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The academic board, therefore, reminded all school fee defaulters to use the grace of the current 2021/2022 academic session to settle all their outstanding fees and obtain their results or risks forfeiting their results.  Also, the institution academic board considered and approved the expulsion of 10 students for examination misconduct. Daily Trust learnt that the affected students were from different departments in the school of management studies.

The institution said the expelled students had contravened relevant sections of the Revised Polytechnic Students’ Handbook and were found guilty. The Chairman of the institution’s Academic Board, Dr. Salisu Ogbo Usman, said the polytechnic would continue to get rid of bad elements who always tried to bring the name of the institution to disrepute.