No fewer than 233 students of various departments of the Delta State owned polytechnic Ozoro, were yesterday officially expelled for cultism and sundry offenses.
The Rector of the School, Dr. Steve Obioreh in a statement issued and personally signed, a copy made available to our correspondent, explained that the affected students, many of whom were indulged in cult activities, while others in the offenses, range n fake school fees receipts and examination malpractice, warning students not affected against examination malpractices or face expulsion.
It was gathered that the polytechnic Ozoro had been swimming in litany of scandals in the last three years, especially alleged cultism and examination malpractices; a situation parents protested the act, leaving the state government and the school authorities to set up committee to investigate the allegations.
Speaking to our correspondent, the committee Chairman, Dr. Philips Obior, said the reports of their findings indicted some of the lecturers in cult related activities, adding that the number of students in various cults groups had shocking revelations.
He said the reports considered punishments for the lecturers who have been involved in cultism, stating that their level of involvement portended bad omen for the academic society.
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