12 Students Of Nasarawa Polytechnic Suspended Over Cult Activities

Nasarawa State Polytechnic has suspended 12
students for their alleged involvement in secret
cult activities, the Registrar, Labani Joseph, said
in a statement on Monday.
 The statement, released in Lafia, stated that
the affected students comprised nine males and
three females in NDI and NDII classes in
different departments.
It said the decision to suspend the students was
part of measures taken by the authority to
stamp out secret cult activities from the
institution.
The registrar warned the affected students to
steer clear of the polytechnic community,
pending the outcome of police investigations.
The statement attributed the recurrent trend of
cult activities in the polytechnic to the lack of
hostel accommodation as majority of the
students resided with communities around
school.
“The institution will collaborate with the police
and other security agencies to check criminal
activities in the campus,’’ it said.
The polytechnic advised students to shun cult
activities and other vices capable of
jeopardising their stay in the institution.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Umar
Shehu, last week confirmed the arrest of seven
students of the institution over their alleged
involvement in cult activities following series of
clashes between rival groups, which led to the
death of a student.
(NAN)