The Moddibo Adama University of Technology, Yola, has expelled five students for gross misconduct and involvement in the riot that led to the closure of the university in February.
The Public Relations Officer of the university, Hajya Halima Bala disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Yola on Friday.
She said that the decision to expel the students was taken at the 213 regular meeting of the University Senate held on Thursday, May 3.
Bala said that six other students were rusticated, while one is to repeat two academic sessions for their involvement in the riot.
Bala said that the Senate resolved that the school would resume on May 14, while all students were to pay N10,000 each for damages done to university properties as well as write a letter of undertaking to be of good behaviour.
NAN recalled that the university was closed down indefinitely in February following a religious riot over alleged blasphemy posted by a student of engineering department on the department’s WhatsApp group.