Yabatech Expels 73 Students Over Forged Certificates

The Academic Board of Yaba College of Technology, Yaba,
Lagos, has expelled 73 students of the college for presenting suspected forged
results. A statement issued by the college today said that the affected
students were those pursuing part-time programmes for National Diploma and
Higher National Diploma.

Signed by the Deputy Registrar of the college, Mrs Titilayo
Obadimu, the statement said the affected students registered for 2013/2014
academic session. The results were discovered during the verification exercise
of Senior Secondary School Certificates and National Diploma results. It said
further that 46 students for National Diploma and 27 students for Higher
National Diploma were affected.

“All affected students are advised to hand the property of
the college in their possession, including student identity cards, to their
various heads of department, the librarian and the dean of students’ affairs
with immediate effect,’’ the statement said.