Three students of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki have been expelled from the institution by the university management over alleged unlawful possession of firearms.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Michael Awoke announced their expulsion during the innauguration of the newly elected Students Union Government Executives for the 2025/2026 session held on Friday, 17th October, 2025 at the CAS campus of the university.

Professor Awoke noted that the management’s decision to expel the students was to serve as deterrent to others. He warned that the era of cultism was over in the university as anyone found guilty of cultism, examination malpractice, or anyone found to be in possession of weapons to intimidate students or staff of the university will be shown the way out of the university.

The three expelled students were said to had been arrested with guns and live ammunitions during the recently held Students Union Government Election in the university.

The management gave the names of the expelled students to include:
1. Azubjike Lawrence – Department of Medical Laboratory Science
2. Enyinnaya Ibe Kenneth – Department of Architecture, and
3. Njoku Joshua – Department of Animal Science.