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Unilag Cultist Massacre On Valentine's Day by rhymz(m): 11:46am On Feb 19, 2011 |
In many respects, the incident that occurred on the night of Monday, February 14, 2011 – Valentine’s Day – on the campus of the University of Lagos does not compare with what transpired in Columbine High School, in Colorado, United States, on Tuesday, April 20, 1999. In Unilag, unconfirmed reports state two persons are dead with a few others injured, while in Columbine, 12 students and a teacher were killed while another 24 people were injured. However, both incidents amount to violence involving guns on the premises of educational facilities. Another difference may be the resultant effect that these two incidents have had on the institutions involved and their larger societies. On the night of February 14, 2011, in the New Hall area of the University of Lagos campus, an incident occurred that the authorities have described as a “fracas”, an “incident which occurred… in the late hours of Monday, February 14, 2011, where two persons were reportedly injured….” While the cause of the “fracas” may not be clear, as many versions are available, depending on who you are talk to, the situation seems a little more serious – two people may be dead. Reports indicate someone was shot in the head at point blank range, while another was mutilated with a machete. The said incident is brewing fear of reprisal attacks by the warring parties. In October 30, 2010, Chijioke Onuoha, a 300-level student of Political Science, University of Lagos, in collaboration with an accomplice, readjusted the facial features of a postgraduate student on the campus, to the chagrin of everyone present. While it appears Onuoha and his partner in crime could not possibly have any just cause for the disconcerting act, findings suggest they have suffered no repercussion for their condemnable action. The point here, as alarming and farfetched as it may seem, is there appears to be a wave of violent acts on the campus, and even more alarming is the fact that these actions do not trigger the sort of response one expects from the relevant stakeholders. The Columbine High School Massacre, although by every standard far outweighs the Unilag incident, did have a lot of consequences. Far-reaching federal and state legislations were introduced, including gun-control laws to ensure similar events do not recur. A hands-on approach by the stakeholders to curb the menace, you might say. Likewise, urgent steps need be taken to ensure we do not gravitate to the point where people – students or not – become convinced they can “pull a columbine.” If Onuoha and friend can smash a person’s face and nothing is done; or unidentified persons can pull off attacks on campus without obvious consequences, we may just be on our way to witnessing orchestrated attacks reminiscent of a John Woo action flick on our campuses. Proper information management is crucial to running any organisation, at whatever level and on whatever scale. Collection and distribution of information to those with a right to know is crucial to solving problems involving stakeholders. Security agencies employ this method all the time, as there is bound to be someone who possesses information required in solving a mystery. Harbouring information, on the other hand, leads to more mysteries; the resultant uncertainty places a strain on those managing the information. All stakeholders have a right to know what transpired on the night of February 14, 2011, on the campus of the University of Lagos. Only then can we successfully map out strategies to forestall future occurrences. |
Re: Unilag Cultist Massacre On Valentine's Day by rhymz(m): 11:55am On Feb 19, 2011 |
Obviously, the writer is soliciting for more and authentic information of what actually had transpired that day in the campus. Am sure there are students of the University with privy knowledge of what happened that fateful day, here in the forum who can give us a vivid account of events that day. Commentaries on other sites point the problem to cultism, one would think such things are almost non-existent in a school like UniLag that has somehow managed to repress cultism in the campus. What could have gone wrong this time, some people think it is an outside hit, whatever it is those ba$tard should not be let to go scot free. |
Re: Unilag Cultist Massacre On Valentine's Day by violent(m): 12:41pm On Feb 19, 2011 |
Isn't it the same dude reported to have assaulted another student some years back? https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-356256.0.html seriously, the university should be sued/held accountable for the most recent attack. |
Re: Unilag Cultist Massacre On Valentine's Day by Mobinga: 12:46pm On Feb 19, 2011 |
. In Uniport, the student would be expelled after facing a panel. |
Re: Unilag Cultist Massacre On Valentine's Day by rhymz(m): 1:28pm On Feb 19, 2011 |
“The guy was bleeding through his nose and right temple; his right eye and lips were swollen. Even while he was down and unconscious, the guy kept kicking him with his boots; the beating was just too much, ” said Ime Etim, a final year student of the University of Lagos, describing the assault that almost resulted in the death of Jide Pinheiro, a post-graduate student of the institution. However, the extent of damage to Mr. Pinheiro who has been in the hospital for over three weeks remains unclear. His right eye is swollen and he has trouble forming images. The result of the CT scan carried out on him has not been disclosed to him, he said, and he could only guess why. The attack occurred on the evening of October 30 this year, near the car park of Mariere Hall. Eyewitnesses initially thought Mr. Pinheiro had died after he fell unconscious. “I was shaking where I was standing,” added Mr. Etim. According to witnesses, Chijioke Onuoha, a 200 level student of Political Science and his friend Donald Okeke repeatedly hit Mr. Pinheiro on the head, with a brick. Although they could not confirm the reason for the attack, they heard Mr. Onuoha shouting after the incident: “No one can challenge me; there is nothing anyone can do about it, don ’t you know who I am?” Mr. Pinheiro was immediately rushed to the school’s medical centre. Three weeks have passed since Mr. Pinheiro was temporarily confined to the hospital bed. However, the students of the institution say they are yet to see any punishment meted out to the assailants, and fear that the influence of his father, a senior lecturer at the university, might be the reason. Chijioke Onuoha, also known as C.J, is a part-time musician, and the son of Browne Onuoha, a senior lecturer at the institution ’s department of Political Science, and the co-editor of Transition Politics in Nigeria. The incident at the park In his hospital bed, and in a barely audible voice, Mr. Pinheiro told NEXT he went to the car park to buy suya, a barbecued meat, when he saw Mr. Okeke and Mr. Onuoha approaching their car which was parked close by. The trouble started when he overheard one of them insult a lady: “One of them said ‘get the be intimate with off the car’, I was just looking, but in my mind, I was like, ‘was that necessary?,’” said Mr. Pinheiro. After that, the two men accused him of staring at them, and ordered him to kneel down. He said: “It was crazy; I don’t know why they were acting like that. When I didn’t move, the other one (Mr. Okeke) started fiddling with his phone, like he was calling somebody. I was like ‘I don’t want any trouble’, but I knew what was coming when one of them pushed me. “ All I knew afterwards was waking up at the hospital. To me, it was like a split second, but obviously, it was not. I blanked out instantly, it was later that some of my friends told me he had also hit my head against the metal balustrades at the park. ” At that point, Mr. Pinheiro fell unconscious and it took him a week to remember the events of the night. Some of the witnesses who confirmed the incident said they were amazed that Mr. Pinheiro had not fought back. “I still don’t understand why he did not even raise an arm while the beating was going on; the thing dey baffle me, ” said Tunde Lawal, an eye witness. “ I witnessed from when the guy (Mr. Pinheiro) was standing tall, till he bent low, the beating continued, and till he was down, ” added Mr. Etim. However, Mr. Pinheiro said he had not defended himself because of a promise he made to himself and his grandmother. “ I have made up my mind not to be violent; once, I had a fight with the driver at home and my grandma wasn ’t happy, so I promised myself not to fight anybody again, ” he said. Mr. Onuoha initially refused to speak with NEXT when contacted on the phone, “ You’d have to speak to my lawyer, that’s all I’m gonna say to you,” he said. He however admitted later that there had been a fight but that he had acted in self- defence. He claimed that Mr. Pinheiro had drawn a knife from a nearby suya seller and tried to attack him. He said Mr. Pinheiro was in his way, and had not moved when asked to move off. “ I’m not gonna give you a long story; I’d just say this: I told him to move out of the way; he refused, he pushed me and I pushed him back. He reached for the Mallam ’s knife, and tried to stab me, so I defended myself. It’s as simple as that; it’s all I’m going to say to you,” he said. In an interview with Monday, the suya seller, he denied that Mr. Pinheiro took his knife on the night, saying, “Na only this knife I get for hand, and nobody take am from me. ” Efforts to reach Chijioke’s father, Mr. Onuoha, at the Political Science department of the university were unsuccessful, as he was said to be out of the country on sabbatical. The circumstances surrounding the attack remain unclear, but as Mr. Pinheiro continues to wait for justice, his assailant roams free. Harris Longe, the school ’s Dean of Students Affairs told NEXT that investigations are underway but that any action to be taken by the school would follow a set of procedures, as is the norm in the institution. “He’s going to face a disciplinary panel that would determine if he ’s to be rusticated or expelled; there are laid down rules and regulations to that,” he said, adding that “the panel would decide how serious it is, but in this case, it is serious because he (Mr. Pinheiro) was hit on the head with an instrument; he could have died. ” He said the school cannot discipline the other assailant, Mr. Okeke, because he is not a student of the school but confirmed however, that a report has been made to the police, and he expects the victim to follow-up on it. The victim said he will press charges as soon as leaves the hospital. |
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