Authorities of the Ogun State-owned Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode have announced the rustication of 31 students and an indefinite suspension of 47 others for various forms of academic and behavioural misconduct.
This was contained in a statement issued by the institution’s Registrar, Dapo Oke on Tuesday.
Among those sanctioned is Ojo Michael, a 200-level student in the Computer Science Department, who was rusticated for the entire 2023/2024 academic session.
It was gathered that this decision was taken during the university’s Senate meeting held on July 31, 2024.
The statement further stated that Michael was found guilty of forging his Cumulative Grade Point Average in a bid to fraudulently qualify for the 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 also read that the university’s Examination Malpractice and Students’ Disciplinary Committee, after thorough investigations, recommended the penalties.
The university has further suspended 47 students indefinitely for various forms of misconduct, including impersonation.
The Senate emphasised that the affected students are required to stay off-campus to avoid potential confrontations with university security personnel.
