Tens of Lagos State University(LASU) students fainted and were injured in a stampede as a result of a scramble to write General Nigerian Studies (GNS 102) examination at LASU CBT Centre, LASU, Ojo Campus On January 9th, 2020.
The examination of about Four thousand 100 level students was fixed on one day in just two batches at the newly built LASU CBT centre. Surprisingly, the two batches have the same time, 8am to 1pm. It should be noted that last year's GNS 102 examination was conducted in Four CBT Centres across the university, namely: Zenith CBT Cente, Law Library CBT Centre, Central Language lab(CLL) CVT Centre and University Library CBT centre, and it can not be said that it was hitch-free as there was a Stampede at CLL.
Students are seen struggling to enter the gate of the CBT centre so that they will not miss the exam. In the process of struggling to get a degree, they were suffocated, trampled upon and pushed which resulted in students fainting and suffering mild and serious injuries. The said CBT examination ground subsequently turned into a battle ground of blood and Sand.
"Lasu new cbt center sufferreth violence,and the students take it by violence. It was so disheartening that the school management lack enough coordination and also do not have any welfarism plan for their world class students", Samuel Akintunde, a student lamented.
In an attempt to control the crowd, the university management deployed soldiers, who beat the hell out of already weakened students. The bodies of fainted and weakened students can be seen outside the CBT Centre after being pulled from the stampede inside the CBT centre.
When the University management saw how badly managed the situation was, the VIce Chancellor in person of Prof. Olarenwaju Fagboun came himself to restore order and consequently the examination was cancelled. Some students were Carried on bike to the Medical centre. Ambulance from the LASU Medical centre also came to the CBT centre to carry the injured and those who fainted.
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