OAU's main gate
Sodiq Oyeleke
The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
authority have suspended the activities of its Students’ Union over what
it described as frequent internal crises and alleged attacks carried
out by suspected cultists on campus.
The Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr. Biodun Olarewaju, made this known in a statement released on Monday.
Olanrewaju explained that the decision was taken after an emergency meeting held on Monday by the management of the university.
In the statement, he described the cause
of the proscription as “the unacceptable misdemeanors manifested by the
students in the short period of its existence after a recent
reinstatement”.
He added, “In order to forestall the
total breakdown of law and order and curtail acts of brigandage among
the students, the OAU authorities have suspended all activities of the
university’s SU until further notice.
“Incessant fighting and unruly behaviour
during their congresses and the recalcitrant attitude of their
leadership have made it inevitable for the university management to
suspend their activities.
“Apart from the fighting between the
vice president of the union and the director of socials, in which broken
bottles were freely used, the supporters of the president beat up the
speaker on June 29 and 30, while the sppeaker’s supporters, in
retaliation, beat up the president on September 15.
“The management also condemns, in strong
terms, the forceful release of students under investigation from police
custody on October 6, and the unwarranted vandalisation of people’s
vehicles, particularly that of the Ekiti State Chapter of the Nigerian
Union of Journalists and members of the National Union of Road Transport
Workers.
“We also frown on the rumour of
increment in fees and fabricated threat of invasion by cultists in order
to deceive and falsely gain acceptance amongst the students populace to
precipitate a crisis, capable of disrupting the academic activities of
the university and recent serious fighting, open fracas, at the meeting
of the union where the president of the SU was assaulted and which, if
not properly and promptly addressed, could lead to bring consequences.”
He further warned that no student should
parade himself or herself as a leader or representative of students in
order to cause disruption to university activities, under whatever
guise.
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