- In a the query dated May 24 and circulated on X on Tuesday, the school said students protesting over fee hike in the presence of the vice-chancellor amounted to gross misconduct
The management of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, says it will penalise students who partook in the protest against fee hike.
The decision and plan to sanction students involved in the public demonstration were contained in a query served on one of the students by the university’s Dean of Student Affairs, I.A Abiona.
In a the query dated May 24 and circulated on X on Tuesday, the school said students protesting over fee hike in the presence of the vice-chancellor amounted to gross misconduct.
The students are also accused of disrupting swearing in ceremony for new excos of student union.
“The Student Affairs Division has received a report from the office of the Vice Chancellor proffered against you, that on Monday, 13 May 2024, yourself and three (3) others students including an unknown person (Adeyeye Oluwafemi), disrupted the swearing in ceremony for the newly elected executives of the Student Union,” the query read.
It added, “At this event, Olamide Gbadegesin lyanuoluwa, Nice Linus, Adeyeye Oluwafemi (an unknown person) and yourself carried placards with scandalous inscriptions against school fees increment.”
The school threatened to suspend them should they fail to respond to the query in 48 hours.
“Your actions constitute an act of gross misconduct, particularly unruly behaviour in the presence of the vice chancellor and other members of the university management,” UI said.
An activist who joined the protest and described as “unknown person” in the query, Mr Adeyeye, accused the school of being tyrannical, adding that university is run by ‘autocrat’
He chided the UI for stifling protesters instead of addressing the issues they raised.
He disclosed that the protest was peaceful until the school management called in armed soldiers to disrupt the demonstration which caused pandemonium.
He stated, “This nonsense is expected because our university system is run by autocrats,” Adeyeye told Peoples Gazette.
“It was just a peaceful protest in a hall. Very quiet until they brought security officers, bundled us out, beat us, brought in heavily armed soldiers and drove us to Agodi where they held us for four hours. Instead of addressing the issues protesters raised, they went for the messenger. But we will resist it.” he added.
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