Enugu varsity suspends three law students for exam malpractice

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The Management of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, has suspended three undergraduates of the Faculty of Law for two academic years, over examination malpractice.

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The suspension, which took effect from June 25, 2026, will run until June 24, 2028.

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This is contained in separate memos addressed to the affected students, by the university’s Registrar, Mr Ambrose Ugwu, on Monday in Enugu, made available to newsmen.

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The affected students, comprising two males and one female, “were Isong Ugwu, with registration No. ESUT/2023030212973; Gad Nwosu, registration No. ESUT/2022030203441; and Roseline Nnamani, registration No. ESUT/2024030219772.”

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Ugwu said that the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Aloysius-Michaels Okolie, acting on behalf of the University Senate, approved the recommendations of the Senate Examinations Malpractice Committee.

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The Registrar directed the affected students to hand over “any university property in their possession to their respective Heads of Department and vacate the university campus immediately.”

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He added that the sponsors of the affected students and the National Universities Commission had been informed of the development.

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According to him, “the students will be required to apply for readmission upon the expiration of their suspension in June 2028.”

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Meanwhile, another student of the Faculty of Law, Goodluck Iwuamadi, with registration No. ESUT/2025030227502, was exonerated from an allegation of examination malpractice.

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Ugwu said the decision to exonerate Iwuamadi was in line with the recommendation of the Senate Examinations Malpractice Committee.

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