Friday, January 24, 2014

LASU Closed Over Students' Protest Till Further Notice

The rain semester 2012/2013 examination has been delayed by the Lagos State University authority and indefinitely, shut down the institution over protest by no fewer than 1,292 students of the university.
 
During the protest, the car of the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. John Obafunwa was stoned and he was reportedly rushed out of the faculty of sciences.
 
The students who participated in the protest were alleged that they were denied register for the rain semester examination.
 
An official bulletin posted on the school premises made the authority decision to shut down the university known to the public.
 
The bulletin read, “In the view of the violent protest by some affected students of LASU over the closure of the university portal for registration of courses for rain semester 2012/2013 examination, the university management has decided to shut down the university indefinitely.
 
“Also, examinations have been put off till further notice. With this decision, students of the university are expected to vacate the university premises until further notice.”

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