JUST IN: Ede Poly Expels Students For Participating In Protest Against EFCC

The management of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede has expelled yet to be identified number of students for their active participation in a protest against the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Dtruth Insights recalls that on May 9th, 2024, scores of students of the Polytechnic protested the arrest of their colleagues by the EFCC.

Dtruth Insights had reported that the EFCC operators from the Ibadan Zonal office had carried out a midnight raid on some hostels around the Owode-Ede area.

Some students were arrested during the sting operation and taken to the Ibadan zonal office of the anti-graft agency.

Displeased by the development, some yet-to-be-identified students protested against the EFCC within the premises.

In a latest development via a statement dated July 18th, 2024 and signed by the Registrar of the Polytechnic, Elder E. W. Aruwajoye, announced the expulsion of the students on behalf of the management.

According to the statement, “Please recall that you were alleged to have been involved in a protest journey to the offices of EFCC, Ibadan zonal office to demand the release of students’ Economic and Financial Crime Commission, Ibadan zonal office to demand the release of students’ lodge fees from the operators of FEFTC and OCBC on 9th May, 2024.

“Your involvement in that act led to the breakdown of law and order in our campus during the Second Semester, 2023/2024 Academic Session.

“The Management, at its meeting held on 12th July, 2024, considered the report of the students’ crisis and found you culpable for breach of procedures and policies within the Polytechnic environment.

“You are hereby expelled from the Polytechnic with immediate effect.
You should therefore hand over your identity card and any other Polytechnic property in your possession to your Head of Department with immediate effect.

“By copies of this letter, your parents and other Polytechnic Functionaries are hereby informed accordingly. Thank you.”