The management of Ebonyi State University has expelled three students over alleged unlawful possession of firearms.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Michael Awoke, announced their expulsion over the weekend during the inauguration of the newly elected Students Union Government (SUG) executives at the University campus.
Awoke noted that the university’s decision to expel the students was to serve as a deterrent to others.
He warned that the era of cultism was over in the university, as anyone found guilty of cultism, examination malpractice, or found to be in possession of weapons to intimidate students or staff of the university will be shown the way out of the institution.
“This issue of cultism is banned in Ebonyi State University as long as Professor Michael Awoke is the Vice Chancellor”.
“This issue of coming to the University environment with guns must stop. The issue of using guns to intimidate my lecturers to award you marks must stop with immediate effect”.
“To that effect, these three students already involved are hereby expelled from the University.”
The management further disclosed that they were already before the court of competent jurisdiction, assuring that the law must take its course.
“We are following the matter up in the court. Being a student, you unlawfully have a gun you use to intimidate your fellow students, and Dean, because of the SUG election, is not acceptable.”
“This expulsion will serve as a deterrent to others”.
“By the powers vested in me as the Vice Chancellor of Ebonyi State University, these students are hereby rusticated.”
“They are no longer my students, ” the Vice Chancellor stressed.
The three expelled students were said to have been arrested by Police in possession of guns and live ammunition during the recently held Students’ Union Government election in the university.
It was alleged that they shot to scare away students and tried to kill the Dean of Student Affairs.