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 indiscriminatel y 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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