NIGERIA (Niger)-Five students of the Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna, had been expelled by authorities of the institution over alleged examination malpractice.

According to a statement signed by the Registrar of the institution, Mrs. Victoria Kolo on Monday, the action would serve as deterrent to others nursing similar idea.

The expelled students are: Ishola Kolawole, Department of Chemical Engineering; Sani Francis, Agriculture and Bio Resources Engineering; Wole Agbaje, Electrical/Computer Engineering; Akpan Augustus, Chemical Engineering and Michael Idahosa, Library and Information Technology.

It called on students to desist from acts capable of smearing their names, and put in positive effort that would lead them to success.