A pupil of Nasarawa State College, Keffi, NSUK, has claimed that his solely offense resulting in rustication was posting “That is injustice and inhuman therapy” in a WhatsApp group in response to the lately launched third semester fees.
Expressing shock over the punishment, the coed revealed that he, together with others, was first detained at a police station for 3 days earlier than going through the College students’ Disciplinary Committee.
“The college administration locked us up within the police station for 3 days. That alone ought to have been sufficient, however they nonetheless went forward and suspended us for one 12 months,” he lamented.
The controversy stems from the college administration’s introduction of a third-semester program, with a cost of N20,000 per course, underneath the management of Professor Sa’adatu Hassan Liman.
Although this system was non-compulsory, the payment construction attracted nationwide backlash.
In response to the financial hardship affecting college students, some pupil leaders started mobilizing for a protest after failed appeals for a downward overview of the costs.
A WhatsApp group was created to prepare the motion; nevertheless, personal messages from the group had been leaked to the college administration by some college students.
Consequently, the affected college students, Shekwogaza and one different had been accused of prison conspiracy, inciting disturbance of public peace and cyberstalking by way of a WhatsApp group created to prepare a protest in opposition to the administration of the College over the graduation of third semester.
A letter dated December 9, 2024, signed by the College’s registrar, Mr. Bala I. Ahmed, confirmed that the scholars had been rusticated for a full tutorial session and would solely be allowed to renew within the first semester of the 2025/26 session.
Through the interval of rustication, the scholars have been suggested to avoid college premises except granted written authorization.
Nasarawa varsity rusticates pupil over WhatsApp submit condemning third semester fees
