Soji Ogedengbe, a former state lawmaker, confirmed the release of the students.
About 6,000 candidates out of the 15,000 applicants would sit for the aptitude test.
Found in his possession were 66 wraps of weed, ICE, charms, scissors, N52,000 cash, and others.
The rector said times are hard and the students should not be subjected to more hardships but be genuinely assisted to perform excellently in their academics.
The Academic Board of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has approved the withdrawal of provisional admission of 217 students for poor academic performance.
The defendant was arrested with a locally fabricated revolver and five rounds of live ammunition at the institution’s main gate on April 9.
“The worst of it all is that it is in the process of such “celebrations” that students openly show their respective cult groups.”
