UNILORIN expels student who beat lecturer to coma

By Abubakar Yunusa Abuja

The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has expelled Salaudeen Waliyu, a final-year student who assaulted a female lecturer of the institution.

Waliu was alleged to have attacked the lecturer identified as Rahmat Zakariyau in her office after she “refused to help him graduate following his failure to do the mandatory students’ industrial Work experience scheme (SIWES).”

The spokesperson of the institution, Kunle Akogun announced this in a statement issued yesterday in Illorin.

According to him, the verdict expelling Waliu was handed by the student disciplinary committee where the Microbiology student was arraigned and found guilty of assault on Monday.

He said Waliu has 48 days to appeal against the verdict to the vice-chancellor of the varsity in case he feels dissatisfied with the decision.

“Salaudeen has since been handed over to the police for further necessary action,” Akogun told journalists yesterday.

A letter written to Waliu by the university registrar read: “You will recall that you appeared before the student disciplinary committee (SDC) to defend yourself in respect to an allegation of misconduct leveled against you.

“After due consideration of all evidence before it, the committee was convinced beyond any reasonable doubt that the allegation of misconduct has been established against you.

“It has accordingly recommended to the Vice-Chancellor, who in the exercise of the power conferred on him, has directed that you Salaudeen, Waliu Aanuoluwa be expelled from the university.

“Accordingly, you are hereby expelled from the University with immediate effect.

“You are required to submit forthwith, all University property in your custody including your Student Identity Card to the Dean of Student Affairs or his representative and keep off the campus.

 “In case you are dissatisfied with this decision, you are free to appeal to the University Council through the Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences to the vice-chancellor within forty-eight (48) days of the date of this letter.”