The students under the aegis of Save OAU Now Campaign, in a
statement, said that the situation had put the lives of many undergraduates in
danger as they now contend with armed robbers and other categories of criminals
almost everyday.
Students of Obafemi Awolowo University have called on the
management of the institution to reverse its accommodation policy, which had
forced undergraduates to rent apartments outside the school campus at
exorbitant rates.
The students under the aegis of Save OAU Now Campaign, in a
statement, said that the situation had put the lives of many undergraduates in
danger as they now contend with armed robbers and other categories of criminals
almost everyday.
The statement reads, "Over a hundred cases of armed
robbery have been reported by students staying off-campus since the inception
of the accommodation policy in 2018 with one claiming the life of a student,
Babalola Abiodun. Students experience at least four robbery incidents in a
week.
"We believe that this new move to further deny students
accommodation on campus will lead to more danger for undergraduates.
"The recent announcement made by the management to
deprive all returning students accommodation on campus will lead to inflation
in the price of accommodation off-campus.
"This can only cause untold hardship for students and
parents who are already victims of a collapsed Nigerian economy.
"These adverse conditions will further push students
towards cybercrime, prostitution, low academic performance as well as cultism
as means to find protection.
"There are already rumours that the new blocks built
with the NEEDS intervention funds of 2015 are being allocated for amounts
between N60,000 to N150,000 as opposed to the legal fee of N3,090 approved by
the university's Senate."
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