SaharaReporters learned that Alada, a student of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was expelled by the school in 2018 for allegedly involving in examination malpractice.
A Federal High Court in Ilorin, Kwara State has nullified the expulsion of final-year student, Babatunde Alada by the management of University of Ilorin.
SaharaReporters learned that Alada, a student of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was expelled by the school in 2018 for allegedly involving in examination malpractice.
The university, in a letter signed by the Registrar, Modupe Olowoleni, on July 12, 2018, stated that Mr Babatunde had been expelled after the Students’ Disciplinary Committee found him guilty of examination misconduct.
Not satisfied with the decision of the school, the student approached the Federal High Court for redress and a judgement delivered by Justice E. N. Anyadike stated that the student was wrongfully expelled by the school.
The court, therefore, ordered that he should be immediately reinstated to allow him to complete his undergraduate programme, adding that the school should pay him a general damages of N3 million for delaying him for more than five years.
The court judgment reads in part, “I declare that the failure of the Defendants to follow the mandatory procedures laid down in Section 16(c)(iii)(a-d) of the Students Information and Regulation Handbook of the 1st Defendant renders the procedure of investigating the alleged examination misconduct against the Plaintiff invalid, null, void and of no effect.
“I declare that the failure of the Defendants to observe and follow the principles of fair hearing during the proceedings of the sittings of the Students' Disciplinary Committees of 1st Defendant renders the proceedings and hearings of the Disciplinary Committees invalid, null, void and of no effect.
“I hereby order that the proceedings of both the Faculty Students Disciplinary Committee and the 1st Defendant's Students Disciplinary Committee pursuant to the alleged examination misconduct against the Plaintiff be and is hereby set aside.
“I order that the reports of the Faculty's Students Disciplinary Committee dated 17/10/2017 and the 1st Defendant's Students Disciplinary Committee be and is hereby set aside.
“I order that the expulsion of the Plaintiff vide a letter of 1st Defendant dated 12/7/2018 be and is hereby set aside.
“I hereby compel and mandate the 1st Defendant to reinstate the Plaintiff as a Student of the 1st Defendant without any loss of his academic records/results up till 12/7/2018 when he was expelled.
“I order the 1st Defendant to pay general damages in the sum of Three Million Naira (N3,000,000.00) to the Plaintiff.”