Exam malpractices: Management of The Polytechnic Ibadan burns phones seized from students

The management of the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo state yesterday July 10th, set ablaze more than 1000 cell phones seized from students during examination periods.

The Deputy Rector of the institution, Bayo Oyeleke, who inspected the exercise, said the phones worth millions of naira, were recovered from the students during examination in the school and that the school has decided to burn the phones to make a serious statement to the student about the school no-nonsense policy on exam malpractice.

“We are here to take further action on our resolved to ensure that the crop of students and product being produced by the school are students with exemplary character and are those who really work and worth the certificate of the institution,” he said.

Oyeleke added that the exercise will serve as a warning to students of the Polytechnic who wish to further indulge in the examination malpractice.