The
authorities of the Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu-Ijebu in Ogun
State on Tuesday announced the expulsion of 26 students of the college
for alleged involvement in cultism.
Violence attributed to cultists in the school forced the on-going examination to be disrupted on Monday.
Announcing
the expulsion, the College Registrar, Tunji Kanimodo, told journalists
shortly after getting the nod from the State Government in Abeokuta,
that the latest development will not affect the examinations as it is
expected to continue on Wednesday.
The
registrar said trouble started last week, when the suspected cultists
stormed the college to disrupt the examination claiming that they had
not paid their school fees.
“But,
all efforts to calm them down led to break down of law and order on
Monday, as they (the cultists) regrouped with other members outside the
College to unleash violence,” Mr. Kanimodo stated.
He
said the ensuing violence led to an assault on the Divisional Police
Officer (DPO) and five staff of the College, while the DPO’s car was
damaged.
“Immediately,
the management headed for Abeokuta, where the decision to expel the
identified 26 students was taken,” Mr. Kanimodo explained.
He
assured that examinations will continue “as appropriate security
provisions, with the DC (Operations) in charge, was fully in place to
prevent further damage to properties.”
When
contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi,
confirmed the incident, adding that some arrests had been made over the
assault on the DPO and the College staff.
