Expelled UNILORIN Student Begs Management For Compassion

A student of the University of Ilorin, Alada Babatunde, has appealed to the management of the institution for "compassionate consideration" after the "regrettable mistake" that led to his expulsion from the school.
The final year student of the Department of Vetinary Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Vetinary Institution, was expelled for alleged examination misconduct.
Babatunde was accused by the university's Students' Disciplinary Committee (SDC) of being caught with a Blackberry phone containing materials relevant to the examination written on July 24 during the 2016/2017 academic session.
According to the letter of expulsion signed by the Registrar, Modupe Olowoleni, a soft copy of which was made available to SaharaReporters, Babatunde was expelled after the SDC found him guilty of examinations misconduct.
However, Babatunde denied the allegations, stating that he wasn't involved in examination malpractice. He added that he has responded to the allegation through a letter to the Students’ Disciplinary Committee to debunk the allegations.
In the letter written to the Students' Disciplinary Committee, he argued that the said phone was neither caught with him nor was he caught using the phone in the exam hall.

The letter read: "It is worthy to note that the phone was switched off while charging and kept in a place very far from my reach (at the window side, to avoid it being stolen) when the invigilator saw it and took it, while the exam was ongoing.
“As I look forward to your compassionate consideration on the regrettable mistake of keeping the switched off phone close to the examination hall, I also tender my apology that it was not intended for any form of examination malpractice or misconduct."
He lamented not being given fair hearing, noting that there was no proper proceeding during his appearance at the panel. He added that the invigilator who was said to have caught him was not called to testify against him during the disciplinary committee sittings.
“Neither was my phone or alleged materials viewed in my presence to guarantee fair hearing, despite the demand of the chairperson of the SDC, Professor N.Y.S. Ijaiya to see the invigilator, to ensure fair hearing and a just conclusion,” he added.
In his appeal, Babatunde said the chief invigilator during the examination was also not informed of any examination misconduct, in accordance with the university’s guidelines.

Some of the students who were present during the examination said Babatunde was just being victimised, as he was not caught using the phone and the said phone was even out of his reach.
One of the students, who simply identified herself as Rukayat, said: “We are all surprised to hear that Alada Aliyu Babatunde was expelled. I was present in the class on that day. The phone was very far away from any student and the invigilator never questioned him. To hear that he is being punished speaks volume of the system.
“I am sure if some of us were called to give account of what transpired, he would not have been expelled."
Responding to SaharaReporters' text message on the issue, Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Sulyman Age Abdulkareem, denied victimising the student.
"What you heard is not true. We have a very good system that victimises no one," the message read.
Source: saharareporters.com
I call on the University management to revisit this case with the urgency it demands and give the guy a fear hearing.
cc: lalasticlala, seun.

May God help us.. but first why must you charge phone... during. The exam At the extend that the invilator saw it and took it from you.. why can't you put the phone in your pocket. Then When you are done. With examination. You will charge it.. you phone is not running away., sompeople sef dey use there hand they do there sef.

adewumiopeyemi:
May God help us.. but first why must you charge phone... during. The exam At the extend that the invilator saw it and took it from you.. why can't you put the phone in your pocket. Then When you are done. With examination. You will charge it.. you phone is not running away., sompeople sef dey use there hand they do there sef.

The phone was out of his reach, read again.

adewumiopeyemi:
May God help us.. but first why must you charge phone... during. The exam At the extend that the invilator saw it and took it from you.. why can't you put the phone in your pocket. Then When you are done. With examination. You will charge it.. you phone is not running away., sompeople sef dey use there hand they do there sef.

Did you read at all?

This story must be revisited please. you cannot just expel a student without proper investigation; it is against the spirit of fair play. Unilorin should be careful not to soil their reputation with kangaroo charges.

MartinCorridon:


He took a big risk and he is suffering the consequences.

I wonder how the lecturer would just see a charging phone nearby and conclude it was

1. The student's & 2. It had relevant materials to the exams.

Conclusion: The boy is lying

Not really.

Imagine this scenario...

1. Lecturer sees phone charging by the window, asks that the owner identifies himself/herself

2. Lecturer goes through gallery, finds tutorial questions/assignments/past questions snapped for preparatory reasons

3. Boy lands in this mess

It's unfortunate, really, if his story is true (and it looks very plausible to me.)

我大河内宣布

Gather all the students make dem protest nah . Why can u expel somone like dat at final year?

No now they would have had compassion on him No no it is some how a final year student kie

This is Nigeria

Belteshazzar1:
No now they would have had compassion on him
No no it is some how a final year student kie

oga speak broken no dey twist my brain like this naa

Nigeria don kee this one

GBOKASINCHA:
oga speak broken no dey twist my brain like this naa

haaaaa ok dem for no expel the guy
dem for pitty the guy
a final year student
no im dey some how

MartinCorridon:


He took a big risk and he is suffering the consequences.

I wonder how the lecturer would just see a charging phone nearby and conclude it was

1. The student's & 2. It had relevant materials to the exams.

Conclusion: The boy is lying

He's might not be lying tho.. I also suffered similar fate during my undergraduate days in that same university some years back. Some of those teblik and alufa lecturers can be plain overzealous and devilish.

My one case was like this.

So I was charging my phone at the back of the class before exam started. (It was at the extreme back adjacent to the door where a socket was used to connect the air conditioner for the classroom. I left it there when they started calling our matric numbers. Then I was seated at the front row. I dey front row while phone they charge for back back and it was even switched off. Then an invigilator lecturer entered and shouted "who is charging this phone here". . Me wey dey front seat stood up , waived my hand and answered " I'm the one sir". Before I could say anything else the idiot don hand me A4 paper make i write statement . He instantly concluded I had the intention of cheating. Me sef i lose my temper instantly ...I was like WTF, how can I be seated at the front row and my phone is charging in the extreme end of the class and u talk say I wan cheat. That statement infuriated him and the mofo seize my ID card join and took up the case to the student disciplinary committee. I was in final year then and it was my second to the last paper. It took the intervention of my supervisor who was a senior lecturer if not I must have probably been expelled.


Zikdik Ralphtot jeffizy Alexk2 adewumiopeyemi

Richiez, olawalebabs, Fynest, Freiburger, r231, lalasticlala, seun.
You guys should move this thread to fp now.

Aeroflyer:

He's might not be lying tho.. I also suffered similar fate during my undergraduate days in that same university some years back. Some of those teblik and alufa lecturers can be plain overzealous and devilish.

My one case was like this.

So I was charging my phone at the back of the class before exam started. (It was at the extreme back adjacent to the door where a socket was used to connect the air conditioner for the classroom. I left it there when they started calling our matric numbers. Then I was seated at the front row. I dey front row while phone they charge for back back and it was even switched off. Then an invigilator lecturer entered and shouted "who is charging this phone here". . Me wey dey front seat stood up , waived my hand and answered " I'm the one sir". Before I could say anything else the idiot don hand me A4 paper make i write statement . He instantly concluded I had the intention of cheating. Me sef i lose my temper instantly ...I was like WTF, how can I be seated at the front row and my phone is charging in the extreme end of the class and u talk say I wan cheat. That statement infuriated him and the mofo seize my ID card join and took up the case to the student disciplinary committee. I was in final year then and it was my second to the last paper. It took the intervention of my supervisor who was a senior lecturer if not I must have probably been expelled.


Zikdik Ralphtot jeffizy Alexk2 adewumiopeyemi

That's my point; nobody deserves to be treated unfairly as alleged by the guy. The case need to be revisited. Thank God for your case.