Six
Higher National Diploma (HND II) students of the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) and their National Diploma (II)
accomplice have been suspended by the institution following last Tuesday's near
fatal shooting of another student of the institution.
The
students are
six Higher National Diploma II students, one each in the
departments of Civil Engineering, Accountancy, Marketing, Electrical
Engineering, OTM and HCM as well as an ND II Mass Communication student.
Gun-wielding
thugs suspected to be cultists had disrupted the YABATECH Student Executive
Elections vote counting session, shooting sporadically.
One
student of those at the counting venue, reportedly a part-time National Diploma
(ND II) student, was shot and left critically injured.
Following
the violence, the YABATECH management in a March 10, 2015 memo signed by the
Registrar, Biekoroma Amapakabo, announced the cancellation of the union election
and the students' suspension for their involvement in the violence.
“The
college management, at its emergency meeting held on March 9, 2015 has
directed that the students’ union election for 2014/2015 which was inconclusive
is hereby cancelled,” the notice read.
“Students
who violate this order will be sanctioned in accordance with the college’s
rules and regulations.
The
Public Relations Officer of the institution, Charles Oni told Sun News
that the shooting took place outside the campus and no students died, contrary
to earlier reports.
Students
were also advised to "go about their normal academic activities without
any fear of molestation.”
YABATECH
has witnessed several cases of cultism related violence and it has been alleged
that there are several fraternities are operating in the institution with
official support.
