The Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri,on Tuesday said it expelled 26 students and rusticated 22 others for one academic session.
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This information was contained in a statement by its Registrar, Mr. Matthew Aligbe, in Owerri.
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Aligbe said the students were found guilty of examination misconduct during the First Semester of 2012/2013 academic session by the disciplinary panel, set up by the school authorities.
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He explained that 54 students appeared before the disciplinary panel, one of the students was asked to retake some courses while five students were exonerated from any misconduct after thorough investigations.
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The registrar said the polytechnic would not in any way compromise its high academic standard, adding that the students who displayed acts of misconduct would not be tolerated.
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Aligbe urged the management of other tertiary institutions as well as members of the public to take note of the details of the affected students posted in the school's website.