UNIJOS RECORDS OVER 200 EXAM MALPRACTICE CASES, WARNS STUDENTS AGAINST USING CHATGPT DURING EXAMS
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By; Sunmola Ganiyat
The University of Jos has recorded more than 200 cases of examination malpractice in a single academic semester, prompting the institution to warn students against using Artificial Intelligence tools, including ChatGPT, and other unauthorised devices during examinations.
The Vice-Chancellor, Tanko Ishaya, disclosed this on Friday during a meeting at the Faculty of Social Sciences attended by students, staff, religious leaders and community representatives.
The meeting was convened to discuss security and student welfare following the killing of former student, Ibrahim Mbaya, who was allegedly lynched over a suspected phone theft.
Ishaya condemned the growing trend of mob justice, describing it as a dangerous practice that must be discouraged. He also criticised the increasing habit of bystanders recording violent incidents instead of alerting security agencies or intervening to save lives.
He urged members of the university community to see one another as family and take a more proactive role in ensuring the safety of students and residents.
According to the Vice-Chancellor, community leaders have pledged to work with the university to strengthen security around the campus, while landlords and residents were encouraged to support efforts aimed at protecting students amid rising insecurity in Plateau State.
As part of new security measures, Ishaya announced that every student would receive the official contact of the university’s Chief Security Officer, along with emergency telephone numbers for the Plateau State Police Command and other security agencies.
He also cautioned students against allowing ethnic or political differences to undermine the unity of the institution.
On academic integrity, the Vice-Chancellor warned students against taking mobile phones into examination halls to access AI tools such as ChatGPT, stressing that anyone caught engaging in examination malpractice would face disciplinary action.
Ishaya revealed that the university handled more than 200 examination malpractice cases during the previous semester, with penalties ranging from suspension to outright expulsion.
He recounted the case of a final-year student with a Second Class Upper degree who was expelled for examination malpractice, adding that the student’s father reportedly died while waiting to attend his child’s graduation ceremony.
The Vice-Chancellor further disclosed that the university has established a task force to recover outstanding school fees owed by students since 2022.
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