The management of Kaduna Polytechnic has expelled 63 students and suspended 36 others over various academic offences, including examination malpractices and fraudulent admission.
The decision followed the recommendations of two investigative panels and was ratified at the institution’s 114th Academic Board meeting held on April 30, 2025.
A circular signed by the Deputy Registrar (Academic Affairs), Abdullahi Muhammad, stated that the affected students were indicted by the Fraudulent Admission and Related Matters Investigation Committee (FARMIC) and the Examination Misconduct Cases and Malpractice Committee (EMCMC).
According to the circular, FARMIC discovered that five students, including Essien Margret Lawrence and Maryam Nasir, gained admission through fraudulent means. The board, therefore, ordered the withdrawal of their admissions and their expulsion from the institution.
The EMCMC report also indicted over 70 students from departments such as Mass Communication, Building Technology, Civil Engineering, Public Administration, and Architecture for various forms of examination malpractice.
Among those expelled are Lawrence Samuel Anto (Building Technology), Fauziya Abdulrahman Buba (Mass Communication), and Ibrahim Muhammed Nazeer (Civil Engineering). Others, including Joseline Beauty Jonah and Muazu Umar, received suspensions of varying durations
However, the board cleared Abubakar Ibrahim Ashir of the Computer Science Department and two others after finding no evidence against them.
