Auchi Poly axes 58 students over cultism

Fifty eight students alleged to be involved in cult-related activities between 2022 till date have been expelled by the authorities of Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State.

The institution said the punitive measure was to tame the magnitude of cult related activities in the polytechnic.

Rector of the institution, Dr. Salisu Shehu Umar, who disclosed this on Tuesday, said the school would sustained the action.

According to him, “When I assumed office as Rector, I called the students to renounce membership of secret cults so that they could be forgiven.

“I told them that whoever that is caught would face the consequences, hence lots of them renounced their membership of cult groups.

“The staff of the institution, including myself and management staff, swore an affidavit of not belonging to a cult group.

“This can be attested to if you check the numbers of students expelled between 2022 till date.

“So far, we have expelled over 58 students with cult related issues between 2022 till date and we are still doing it and not relenting.

“Cultism is a problem, especially in this part of the country and no one can claim ignorance of the menace,” he added.