A total of 31 students at Tai Solarin University of Education, TASUED, in Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, have been rusticated while 47 others have been suspended for various academic and behavioral misconducts, as stated in a press release by the university’s Public Relations Office on Tuesday.
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Among those punished, Ojo Michael, a 200-level student in the Computer Science Department, was rusticated for fabricating his Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) to contest in the Student Union elections.
In addition, 17 students were rusticated for engaging in examination malpractice, five students faced consequences for making threats to others, and one student was punished for fraudulent activities.
Furthermore, the university has handed out indefinite suspensions to the 47 students for offenses such as impersonation, with 10 other students receiving similar sanctions.
These decisions were made following thorough investigations and were approved during the university’s Senate meeting held in July.
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Parts of the statement read, “The Senate, at its Statutory meeting of 31st July 2024 has approved that Ojo Micheal, 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.
“17 other students got rusticated for examination malpractice, 5 for threat to life and 1 other for fraudulent act.
“47 students were found guilty of misconduct and were thus given indefinite suspension and another ten for impersonation.
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“Other various punishments were also meted out for various misconducts as recommended by the Examination Malpractice and Students’ Disciplinary Committee.”
The management while reiterating its commitment to academic integrity and discipline, warned that any student found guilty of misconduct would face harsh repercussions in accordance with the institution’s laws.
Meanwhile, the affected students were advised to stay off-campus to avoid being embarrassed by the university’s security personnel.