No fewer than 34 students of
the Lagos State University
have missed the first semester
examinations which began on
Monday. The students are
currently in police detention
following the killings of two
students of the institution. The
implication of this is that the
students will automatically
carry over all their courses.
The development could also lead
to some of them having extra
year because some of the
courses must be passed before
advanced level of the courses
could be studied. Over 70
students were arrested in
connection with the killings of
two students of the school, Hip
Hop artiste, Damilola Olaniyan
aka Damino Damoche and
Kabiru Atoyebi.
It was learnt that after the
suspects were screened at the
Special Anti-Robbery Squad,
Ikeja, about 36 students were
released while others remained
in custody. The Students Union
Government of the institution
had appealed to the school
authorities to ensure the
suspected students were
allowed to participate in the
examination, while their
interrogation continued.
According to a source in the
school, who pleaded anonymity,
the SUG feels that the students
do not deserve to be treated like
criminals since they have not
been found guilty.
He said, "The students were
indiscriminately arrested in their
hostels by policemen and
abandoned in the cell since
March 3, 2013." But the SUG's
Public Relations Officer, Adeleke
Stephen, said, "This is a clear
example of the effect of cultism.
I see no reason why students
should not face their education.
For the good of all, I advise all
students on campus to avoid
engaging in cultism and all acts
that may lead to disorderliness."
All efforts to speak with the
spokesperson for the institution,
Sola Fosudo, proved abortive as
all calls made to his telephone
rang out. The Vice Chancellor of
the institution, Prof. John
Obafunwa, when contacted,
directed our correspondent to
his deputy. However, a senior
official of the school, who craved
anonymity, said it was not
LASU's fault that the students
missed sitting for the
examination. He added that the
school would not make any
concession for them.
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