Six students have been suspended by the management of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education in Rivers State for various offenses.
Faith Omie, a student at the Department of Political Science, has been suspended for cheating on an exam. She was accused of hiring one Sunday Ogaranya to take her departmental exams on her behalf.
Impersonation was also a reason for Ogaranya’s suspension.
Similarly, one Augustine Owen was suspended after he was caught in an examination hall copying from a smartphone as well as Godwin Prince and Marvelous Wokoma, who was suspended for copying from relevant materials in the exam hall.
Also, John Dike from the Department of Health, Human Kinetics and Safety was suspended for his involvement in cult-related activities on campus and causing bodily harm to a fellow student.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Ozo- Mekuri Ndimele, who made the disclosure, added that the files of the suspended students have been forwarded to the Students Disciplinary Committee for further investigation and to the Department of State Services for profiling