The Management of the University of Ilorin has expelled one Mathew Adeboye Balogun (a.k.a Plato) over misconduct.
Balogun, a Master student,of the Department of Councillor Education, Faculty of Education of the university, was expelled having been found guilty of allegation of sexual molestation committed against vulnerable students and admission seekers into the university.
This was contained in a letter of notification of expulsion from the University’s Student Affairs Unit with Reference number: UIL/SAU/SAO/2024/01, and signed by the Deputy Registrar, Student Affairs, Mr. Moses Opaleke, copy of which was made available to journalists.
According to the letter “the social media was set agog with the report of sexual molestation by Balogun, Matthew Adeboye Matriculation number 14/25OD062 (aka Plato)”.
It said he was invited to appear before the Student Disciplinary Committee on October 16, 2023, which he did not honour.
The letter noted that, “At the second sitting of October 19, 2023 of the Student Disciplinary Committee when he showed up, he admitted to the second charge against him for misconducting himself in such a way that he took unlawful and undue advantages of vulnerable students and admission seekers.
The letter said the offence was contrary to Clause 3(a) viii, 3(b) and 4(k) of Students’ Information and Regulations Handbook”.
