Students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) this morning shut down their campus in protest against continued lectures despite death of a female student from a fallen high voltage cable on the campus.
The students particularly were angered by a statement allegedly made by one lecturer identified as Mr. Ajape, who is the course adviser to the deceased. Ajape was said to have advised the rest students this morning to forget the dead and move on. One student from the department of accounting quoted Ajape saying; "She's dead and gone". The protesters said they considered the statement "reckless, insensitive and a total disregard for life".
The protesting students refused entreaties by the university management representatives including the Director of Students Affairs (DSA), Prof. Tunde Babawale, who attempted to dialogue with the students.
The protesters requested that electric cables running through the campus are disconnected.
