The Kaduna State Polytechnic has expelled 63 students and suspended 36 others for various academic offences, including fraudulent admissions and examination malpractice.
These disciplinary measures were approved during the institution’s 114th Academic Board Meeting held on April 30, 2025, after reviewing findings from two internal panels.
According to a circular signed by Deputy Registrar (Academic Affairs), Abdullahi Muhammad, the decisions were communicated to all staff and students by the Polytechnic’s Registrar, Dr. Muhammed Tanimu.
The circular stated:
“The Academic Board at its 114th Regular Meeting considered reports from the Fraudulent Admission and Related Matters Investigation Committee (FARMIC) and the Examination Misconduct Cases and Malpractice Committee (EMCMC) and approved the following measures against the students listed.”;
The FARMIC committee found that five students, including Essien Margret Lawrence and Maryam Nasir, secured their admissions fraudulently. Their admissions were either revoked or they were expelled.
Meanwhile, the EMCMC panel indicted over 70 students from various departments, including Mass Communication, Building Technology, Civil Engineering, Public Administration, and Architecture.
Some of those expelled include Lawrence Samuel Anto (Building Tech), Fauziya Abdulrahman Buba (Mass Communication), and Ibrahim Muhammed Nazeer (Civil Engineering). Others, such as Joseline Beauty Jonah and Muazu Umar, received suspensions of varying lengths.
Three students—Abubakar Ibrahim Ashir (Computer Science) among them—were cleared of any wrongdoing.
The Polytechnic emphasized its zero-tolerance policy for academic misconduct and vowed to maintain strict disciplinary standards to uphold academic integrity.
