The Tai Solarin University of Education in Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, has rusticated 31 students and indefinitely suspended 47 others for various academic and behavioral misconducts.
This was announced in a statement by the university’s Registrar, Dapo Oke, on Tuesday.
Among those rusticated is Ojo Michael, a 200-level student from the Computer Science Department, who was rusticated for the entire 2023/2024 academic session.
Michael was found guilty of forging his Cumulative Grade Point Average in an attempt to fraudulently qualify for the Student Union elections.
The statement read, “The Senate, at its statutory meeting of 31st July 2024, has approved that Ojo Michael, a 200-level student in the Computer Science Department, be rusticated for the 2023/2024 academic session for forgery of CGPA to contest Student Union elections.”
In addition to Ojo Michael, 17 other students were rusticated for examination malpractice, while five were sanctioned for making threats to life, and one other for fraudulent activities. The statement continued, “17 other students got rusticated for examination malpractice, 5 for threat to life and 1 other for fraudulent act.”
The university has also indefinitely suspended 47 students for various forms of misconduct, including impersonation. The statement noted, “47 students were found guilty of misconduct and were thus given indefinite suspension and another ten for impersonation.”
The university’s Examination Malpractice and Students’ Disciplinary Committee conducted thorough investigations and recommended the penalties. The Senate emphasized that the affected students must stay off-campus to avoid possible confrontations with university security personnel.
“The affected students have been advised in their interest to stay off the campus to avoid being embarrassed by the University Security Personnel,” the statement said. The school authorities stressed their commitment to maintaining academic discipline and integrity, warning that any student found guilty of misconduct would face serious consequences according to the institution’s rules and regulations.
