Twelve students have been expelled and five others have been rusticated by the Federal University Dutse (FUD), Jigawa State, for a variety of offences, including drug misuse, cyberbullying, sexual assault, armed robbery, criminal conspiracy, and cult-related activities.
This was said in a statement given to Footynaija and signed by Abdullahi Yahaya Bello, the university’s spokesperson.
According to the statement, five additional students received warning letters from the institution about violations they committed both on and off campus.
The verdicts came after Vice-Chancellor Professor Ahmad Mohammed Gumel reviewed the report from the 20th meeting of the Students’ Disciplinary Committee.
“The 12 students expelled were found guilty of various offences, including criminal conspiracy and armed robbery, robbery and cult-related activities, phone theft, and drug abuse on campus,” the statement said.
Two of the expelled students were found guilty of robbery and cult-related activities, and six were punished for armed robbery and criminal conspiracy.
Additionally, the institution expelled two students for using drugs on campus and one student for stealing phones.
Due to their attempts at cyberbullying and sexual assault, the five rusticated pupils were punished. One student was rusticated for one semester, and the other four were rusticated for two semesters.
In a similar vein, five students were issued warning letters for off-campus drug misuse, attempted sexual assault, and cyberbullying.
The university stated that the disciplinary actions came after the Students’ Disciplinary Committee had given the cases careful thought.
The impacted students come from a variety of university departments and faculties.