MANAGEMENT of the Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State, has said that machinery has been put in place to check every form of indiscipline by both staff and students, saying that sale of handouts have been banned for more than two decades.
A statement signed by the head, Public Relations and Protocols of the institution, Olayinka Iroye, said that the polytechnic had eradicated all forms of corruption and malpractices, and that no lecturer sells handouts to students “no matter the situation.”
“The Federal Polytechnic, Offa, headed by Dr. Lateef Olatunji, is a disciplined institution, a unique citadel of learning and a place for knowledge-thirsty souls where young people are groomed to transform the nation’s technological situations,” the statement said.
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On the reported death of a student of the institution, Ridwan Ajiboye, over handout proceeds, the school management said that the deceased, a National Diploma 1 student of Civil Engineering, actually took some quantity of poisonous substance which led to his death days after he was taken to several hospitals for treatment.
“However, the other angle to the story that the said student took poison because he was embarrassed by a lecturer over handout proceeds is unfounded and false.
“Up till now, the circumstance surrounding the reason the student took the substance is shrouded in mystery. However, the management is investigating the case to get to the root of the matter.
“The case of another attempted suicide by an ND student of Estate Management as reported in the same story is also untrue and baseless.
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