The Provost of the College of Education in Akamkpa, Cross River State, Prof. Anthony Owan-Enoh, on Wednesday said the institution had expelled 25 students for their alleged involvement in examination malpractice
Owan-Enoh, who spoke at a press briefing in Calabar, also said the school had sacked one of its lecturers (name withheld) after being voted the most corrupt lecturer by students.

The provost said the expulsion was the outcome of a panel report, which indicted 20 students out of an initial number of 200 investigated for exam fraud.

He said their expulsion was to serve as a deterrent to others who had the same intension.

Owan-Enoh said, “About 180 students were also rusticated for similar offences even though they were not directly involved in the exam fraud. The school authority felt it was a way of ensuring that there is sanity and decided to rusticate them for one year.”

He said such a policy was a way of maintaining standard and ensuring that the institution’s lost glory was restored.