Thousands of mobile phones where set ablaze yesterday, the 10th of July, by the management of Polytechnic Ibadan. The phones were siezed from students during examination and the managent decided to burn the phones to stress its dedication to fighting examination malpractices to the barest level.

The Deputy Rector of the institution, Bayo Oyeleke, who monitored the exercise said; “We are here to take further action on our resolved to ensure that the crop of students and product being produced by the school are students with exemplary character and are those who really work and worth the certificate of the institution.”

Oyeleke added that the exercise will serve as detterrent to students of the institution who wish to further indulge in the illegal and inappropriate act.