Monday, September 28, 2026 - The Federal University Dutse has expelled 12 students over cultism-related cases, armed robbery and other offences, while rustication and warning letters were issued to others.
In a statement signed and made available to The PUNCH on
Saturday in Dutse, Jigawa State capital, the university’s Acting Director of
Public Affairs, Abdullahi Yahya, said the sanctions imposed on the affected
students took immediate effect.
According to the statement, “The Vice-Chancellor, Federal
University Dutse, Prof. Ahmad Mohammad Gumel, reviewed the report from the 20th
meeting of the Students’ Disciplinary Committee and approved the sanctions.”
He said the 12 expelled students were found guilty of
involvement in criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, cult-related activities and
drug abuse on campus.
Yahya listed the expelled students as Emmanuel Nebani
Anenechukwu, Ayomide Kayode Peter, Idris Ismail, Miracle Kayode Pelumi, Yazi
Yusuf Saleh and Ahmed Bashir.
He said others were Mubarak Kana Usman, Divine Inuwa, Ismail Lawan Muhammad, Aisha Mahmood Yakubu, Fatima Auwal Muhammad and one other student listed for a related offence.
“These students were expelled for offences including
criminal conspiracy and armed robbery, phone theft, robbery, cult-related
activities and drug abuse on campus,” Yahya said in the statement.
The acting director explained that the university also
rusticated five students for offences bordering on attempted sexual assault and
cyberbullying.
He named the rusticated students as Muhammad Bashir Umar,
Uwua Joseph, Ahmed Tela Abdulhakim, Abdulrasheed Salahuddeen Abdulkareem and
Ibrahim Iliyasu.
Yahya highlighted that four of the affected students were
rusticated for two semesters, while one was rusticated for one semester.
“The rustication was due to their involvement in
cyberbullying and sexual assault-related offences,” he said.
Furthermore, the FUD spokesperson said five students were
issued warning letters for cyberbullying, attempted sexual assault and drug
abuse off-campus.
He identified those warned as Abubakar Mukhtar, Rabia
Batagarawa Ibrahim, Oladimeji Olubenga Samson, Saratu Samaila and Mubarak
Ajagunna Adeshina.
“Abubakar Mukhtar was warned for drug abuse off-campus,
Rabia Batagarawa Ibrahim for attempted sexual assault, while Oladimeji, Saratu
and Mubarak were warned for cyberbullying,” Yahya said.
He disclosed that the university management would not
condone any act of indiscipline that tarnishes the image of the institution.
Yahya warned that “the university has zero tolerance for
criminality, cultism, drug abuse and harassment of any form.”
He said the vice-chancellor had directed that the sanctions
take immediate effect and urged students to remain law-abiding.
“FUD remains committed to providing a safe and conducive
environment for learning and character development,” the statement said.
It urged parents and guardians to counsel their wards to
shun vices capable of truncating their academic careers.
Recall that on August 13, 2026, the university sought the
support of the Jigawa State police command to tackle emerging cult-related
activities and other anti-social behaviours among some of its students.
The appeal was made during a courtesy visit by the
vice-chancellor, Senate, management and staff of the university to the newly
posted Commissioner of Police, CP Tijjani Murtala, at the command headquarters
in Dutse.
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