Malpractice: 4 Lagos City Polytechnic lecturers arrested

Four Lagos City Polytechnic lecturers have been arrested for exam malpractices

Four lecturers of the Lagos City Polytechnic, Ikeja, have been arrested for being allegedly involved in exam malpractices in the institution.

They were reportedly arrested by the Lagos State Police command last Thursday and detained for about three days. According to the report by Punch, it was gathered that the registrar of the institution had brought the matter to the attention of the police.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Joe Offor, said, "The registrar of the school reported the case against them. The allegations preferred against them bordered on forgery, theft and manipulation of examination results. Our men at SDCI arrested and detained them at Yaba.

Based on issues arising from our findings, the police decided to release them on bail. Meanwhile, we are still investigating the matter.”

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Findings by Punch also revealed that the lecturers were accused of falsifying the results of a student of the institution.

One of the student, explained what led to the arrest of the lecturer, "A student of the institution, who travelled out of the country and was unavailable for exams, was said to have made a distinction in the school, while other students had average grades. This led to a protest among the students, and it got to the ears of the management.

“The management then reported the matter to the police, and the concerned lecturers were arrested.”