Senate committee sanctions offenders from various faculties after probe into 2024/2025 second-semester exam violations

Federal University, Dutse (FUD), Jigawa State, has approved the expulsion of 20 students and the suspension of 15 others over their involvement in examination malpractice.

The decision was confirmed in a statement signed by the Director of Academic Affairs, Nora Dannatta, and issued in Dutse by the university’s Director of Public Affairs, Abdullahi Yahaya-Bello.

According to the statement, the sanctions were approved by the university’s Senate following the recommendations of the Senate Committee on Examination Misconduct for the second semester of the 2024/2025 academic session.

The university explained that the disciplinary measures were applied in line with regulations guiding offences and punishments for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The statement added that the affected students were drawn from various faculties and departments across the institution.

It also disclosed that the Senate cleared two students of wrongdoing and issued written warnings to three others.

“The decision was in accordance with the categories of offences and punishments governing both undergraduate and postgraduate studies, and those affected were drawn from various faculties and departments of the university,” the statement said.