The Senate of Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State, has expelled 6 trainees for gross assessment misbehavior after they were discovered to have actually reworded an examination at the private home of a lecturer.
The university also authorized the withdrawal of nine other students over bad academic efficiency and failure to sign up for 2 consecutive semesters.
The choices were taken at the 167th Routine Fulfilling of the university’s Senate hung on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
According to a statement issued on Monday by the organization’s Public Relations Officer, Uredo Omale, the six trainees were associated with an evaluation rewriting workout presumably coordinated by Dr Maji Okpanachi of the Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology at his home.
The university stated its security operatives apprehended the speaker and some students at his house on July 1, 2026, following information received about the supposed assessment malpractice. The home lies behind the Authorities Area Command Workplace along Idah Roadway, Anyigba.
Numerous displays were supposedly recovered during the operation, after which the matter was described the Assessment Misconduct Committee for investigation.
The committee, according to the university, developed that the affected students had actually rewritten BOT102 (Intro to Plant Science) at the lecturer’s house a number of days after the initial evaluation.
It even more discovered that each of the students paid N10,000 to the lecturer to take part in the rewriting of the assessment.
After thinking about the committee’s report and other proof, consisting of declarations from the speaker and trainees included, the Senate approved the expulsion of the six trainees.
The Senate likewise referred Dr Okpanachi to the Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee for appropriate disciplinary action in line with the university’s regulations.
In a separate choice, 9 students were withdrawn from the university for bad scholastic performance and failure to register for 2 successive terms.
The Vice-Chancellor and Chairman of Senate, Professor Salisu Ogbo Usman, reaffirmed the institution’s dedication to academic excellence, discipline, stability and quality assurance.
Usman said the university would not tolerate any conduct capable of undermining the reliability of its scholastic and examination processes.
He applauded the committees associated with investigating the cases, stating the choices showed the university’s willpower to promote accountability and protect the stability of its scholastic system.
The Vice-Chancellor prompted trainees to remain concentrated on their research studies and adhere strictly to the organization’s academic and evaluation regulations.
The university also directed the expelled students to surrender all its property in their ownership, including identity cards and other main items, to the appropriate authorities before leaving the institution.