There was serious riot at Caleb University, Imota Lagos this evening. Unconfirmed reports
say the riot started when a Muslim student who was saying his prayers
was disrupted by one of the porters in the male hostel ... plus other irregular enforced school rules and security misunderstandings. The students went on a rampage destroying school property. The school
according to its website is a Christian University. See more photos after the cut...
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 207 of 207The Unfortunate Incident of May 13
The protest by male students on campus on Wednesday 14 May 2014 (2 weeks to this semester exams). This protest had nothing to do with religion. A certain Man, A non student was apprehended at the university gate by vigilante security men while attempting to bring some prohibited items into the campus. He tried to escape but was apprehended and duly interrogated. In the course of interrogation he mentioned the names of his clients. Security officials promptly went after the suspects one of whom was busy praying and used the pretext of the alleged interruption of his prayers as a pretext to instigate other suspects and those who already had cases to answer before disciplinary committee to start the protest. At the end of the day University property worth millions of naira were vandalised
The university authority consequently sent the students on recess till June 2nd 2014.
The university is committees to maintaining the integrity of its programs, values and academic calender.
SIGNED PUBLIC RELATIONS EXECUTIVE OLUSHOLA EMIOLA.
PLS NOTE: THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT VIA SMART PHONE HENCE TYPOGRAPICAL ERRORS.
It's not a religious crisis pleeeeeease..but many rizons wich av alredy bn stated by students of d schl and for the record,thrz no existing SUG,d vc kicked against it when it was suggested.That explains y a dialogue jst cudnt wrk, d few tymz we even had such meetings,nothing changed...no progress,i've bn thr for 3yrs nw and nothing has changed.I currently reside in a room where i wake up at nyt to shift my bed wenever it's rainin and mop the floor.Bn doin dt for months nw and we have bn asked to report 'room problems' countless times wvout any repairs made.The rules wer 'choking',the students only coughed on wednesday + everyone actually adds their own rule daily..porters,security etc . no peep-toe shoes allowed-that was a porter's enforced rule and many more.we jst got tired of talking wvout any visible changes.It's too bad the authorities nvr took any complaints srzly.
THE UNFORTUNATE INCIDENCE OF MAY 14
The protest by male students on campus Wednesday 14, May 2014 HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH RELIGION. A certain man, a non student was apprehended by our security personnel for trying to bring prohibited items into the school. After much interrogation, he mentioned the names of his culprits involved. An official went to the male hostel to get the students mentioned one of whom was praying in the hostel. The students involved along with other students faced with Student disciplinary committee cases took advantage of the interruption of prayers to start the protest.
The university properties worth millions were destroyed and this act was carried out by the male students.
The students have been sent home on recess to resume back 2nd of June 2014.
SIGNED: PUBLIC RELATIONS EXECUTIVE. Olushola Emiola.
PLS NOTE: This message was sent via smart phone hence typographic errors.
i swear, anon 12:53 is right, no matter how they maltreat you in Landmark or Covenant university, that demon of protest or riot cannot be born yet. all these other private univs love to get in the headlines for the wrong reasons. please suck it up jor. u signed up for it.
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linda pls edit ur news because there was a press release by the vice chancellor of caleb university today...punch newspapers...
Olodo, it is CV. Stop rioting and think of wat to do with ur miserable life when you graduate.
The riot was as a result of the obnoxious rules and regulations made by the school authority; rules that are not in the handbook, rules we didn’t sign up for. There was a time up to three hundred students were suspended for a week because they didn’t go to church. Many like my roommates took this as an advantage to leave the school even though they were not suspended. No student complained about this. We know it’s a Christian school, that we have to go to church and we know the penalty if we don’t.
But since 2013, the school has been coming up with unbelievable and senseless rules. It all started with the introduction of flare skirts meanwhile the handbook permits straight skirts. This was very hard for us to take in because we have to spend money buying new skirts. It didn’t stop there. Soon enough, we were told not to wear slippers out of the hostel before six pm, to dress corporately to go to the cafeteria to buy food during week days before six pm, the boys not to wear skinny trousers, girls not to put on many bracelets, students being able to leave school only on Tuesdays and Thursdays, girls not to wear armless under their suit, students not to wear jalamia, girls shouldn’t wear crop flare skirts because the registrar doesn’t like the style, the girls should wear skirts covering their knees or tie wrapper in the hostel and so on and so forth. Earlier on the day of the riot, some boys’ hair wear forcefully cut and then many of them were suspended for two week for not cutting their hair, shaving their beard and for putting on palm slippers.
As if these rules were not bad enough, when students disobey them, instead of the school authority following the usual procedure of asking them to fill demerit form, they were beaten and maltreated. The girls have been slapped on several occasions, insulted and their hair forcefully cut by the hall manager. The boys are usually beaten up by the chief security officer, students’ affair officer and security officers. Our parents and even insulted right in our faces. Recently, a girl was punched on the chest and slapped by the chief security officer. All these got the students angry. We complained but the school didn’t listen to us so we had to force it to. Maybe if it had allowed us to form a students union, the riot and great loss on the part of the school could have been prevented.
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