DAKAR: A student leader said that three university students set fire to themselves on the campus of Senegal’s largest university to protest changes in the way credits are being counted in the college’s geography department.

Seydou Niang, who organised a weeklong hunger strike, said that three of his classmates doused themselves in gasoline and set themselves alight on Friday. Niang spoke on the telephone from the hospital, where he had accompanied the three. He said all three had survived, but one had suffered severe burns and was in intensive care.

The University of Cheikh Anta Diop was once one of the most prestigious universities in West Africa. It has fallen into disrepair and the campus is frequently immobilised both by student protests and strikes by the low-paid professors.

http://gulftoday.ae/portal/d52ea1a1-ee72-4720-9855-a1af8514e51e.aspx

How is harming one's self a form of protest?

immolation is not the answer how sad

kgbd: How is harming one's self a form of protest?

I wonder o.

I never knew that the University Teach student are to be foolish......how human being go just set he or herself ablaze.....Chai this kind sweet life na people dey reason to die

Goes to show that education does not guarantee wisdom and civil behavior

Those student don chop craze......if not, why den go just set fire on themselves as if they no even get future at all.

That is what their religion tout them, na the same people

Such things don't happen in 9ja

even if its later adjusted, are they going to enjoy it.

ezedolar: That is what their religion tout them, na the same people

I smell the RELIGION OF PISS.

While I find it sad for the families who have to suffer through it, self immolation is a courageous way to protest rather than being violence towards others or destroying property. It is using your body as a sacrifice to the message you want to deliver. As you can see, we now all realize the severity of the students' plight in Dakar as a result of these acts. Instead of calling them foolish, one would hope the conversation soon turns to the deficiencies in our universities. I pray for them and the cause they espouse.

Wat is happening? Why all dis suicide here and dere? Abi is there something about death dat we dont know? Anyway sha, they have gone to meet d oga @ d top. Rip.

Na wa oooo!!! na setting yourself on fire things dey reign now ooo. When will one of this our thieving politians and legis-looters set themselves ablaze in protest against corruption and embezzlements of public funds

Good for them that they didn't die.
They have survived so they can be a good example to other lunatics that going to the extreme no dey pay. I am imagining how they will be reeling in pain now and the shame that they will go through cos of their disfigured faces now. #Hehehehe.

Life don tire dem ni jawe, and perhaps it might me due to Pressure as Raju in 3 idiots will always say


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One word ........."Foolishness"

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dem try
so this is the outcome of their long meeting and agreement.

what shall it profit a student to read all the books in the library
and still suffer from lack of common sense?

Rubbish! They did not want to die! They should have poured more petrol on themselves. They think that after doing that, their CPGA will skyrocket while in their hospital beds?

Daftness in full play mode

LoveAmaka88: While I find it sad for the families who have to suffer through it, self immolation is a courageous way to protest rather than being violence towards others or destroying property. It is using your body as a sacrifice to the message you want to deliver. As you can see, we now all realize the severity of the students' plight in Dakar as a result of these acts. Instead of calling them foolish, one would hope the conversation soon turns to the deficiencies in our universities. I pray for them and the cause they espouse.

Oh! U are very correct. Pls can you help volunteer yourself by setting yourself ablaze to send a serious message to GEJ to reverse the state pardon granted Mr(s) Alamesigha.
Pls help us na..

This kind thing no fit happen for naija. Na so them like death

Straight ticket to hell, Thank God they survived. Why on earth will i kill myself to protest? They would have left them to burn to ashes. Rubbish

It is only one particular religion would have its members engage in such extreme stupid act....We all knw shaaa..i wouldn't wanna say smtin nw nd my oga at d top will say anoda tin.

kgbd: How is harming one's self a form of protest?

you dey mind? Dem think sey dem be Tibetan monks.

People should stop learning from these Arabs and Asians, in black Africa, NOBODY supports immolation and nobody cares if you die (save family and friends) so get real

Come oh dey wan carry this Arab and Asian repulsive culture enter Africa? Well little wonder Senegal is a muslim country (predominantly) It is the same way their brother in the north brought in suicide mission enter here. Like brother like brother I dare say

Nobody should try dat in Nigeria cos d oga at d top dos not give a damn dats all.
Back 2 d topic i am happy dat dey are alive let us dey luk if dere own oga at d top dos not giv a damn abt dem lik deir counterpart in nigeria

its obvious dey wer in a hurry to go meet their *oga at the top*