Bayero University Kano (BUK) has expelled 171 students after discovering that they submitted fake documents during their admission process. The decision was taken as part of the university’s effort to protect its academic standards and maintain honesty in its admission system.
The expulsion was approved during the university Senate’s 433rd meeting held on March 4, 2026. This came after the Senate reviewed findings from a report presented by the Senate Committee on Entry Qualification Irregularities, which investigated suspected issues with students’ admission credentials.
In a statement published in the university’s weekly bulletin on Friday, the school explained that the affected students were found to have provided falsified documents when applying for admission. According to the statement, the Senate approved their expulsion after confirming that the documents used for entry into the university were not genuine.
The university said the action was taken in line with its academic regulations, which clearly state that presenting false admission qualifications is a serious offence that carries expulsion as punishment. The school also revealed that the students involved were from different departments and levels, noting that the move was necessary to clean up the university’s academic records.
In a separate case, the Senate also approved the expulsion of a Civil Engineering student, Yusuf Muhammad Sani. The student was accused of physically attacking exam invigilators during an examination, an incident the university said disrupted the exam process and violated its disciplinary rules.
