PHOTONEWS: Yaba College Of Technology Students Shut Down School, Protest Cultism

Date: 19-09-2013 8:20 pm (10 years ago) | Author: Olusola Agbaje
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Students at the Yaba College of Technology this morning shut down the institution to protest a vicious attack on one of the students by an unnamed assailant identified simply as a member of a cult group. The stabbing attack took place last night.

SaharaReporters learnt that the college’s students began their protests around 10 p.m. on Wednesday. “The whole campus erupted with students spilling out to take over every area of the campus in condemnation of the attack,” one of the students told our correspondent. He added, “We continued our demonstration this morning, closing the school gates against any activity on the campus.”



One student described the assault victim as “an athletic fellow,” adding that he was badly stabbed by the culprit.

Some eyewitnesses told SaharaReporters that they were not aware of any dispute between the victim and his attacker prior to the assault.

“In fact, the guy (victim) was even begging [the culprit], asking what offense he had committed, but the cult guy was just muscling the more as if he had hatred for him before,” said a student who witnessed the violence.



Several students disclosed that cult activities had been rampant on the campus of Yaba College of Technology in recent times. Some of the students accused the institution’s management of being too weak to respond to the activities of the increasingly lawless cult groups.

In separate interviews, several students said female victims of a series of rape attacks by cult members had filed reports with the college’s authorities, with little or no action. Other students reported robbery of items belonging to innocent students, unwarranted physical assaults, and daylight initiation rites for new members of cults on the campus.

“Two weeks ago, [cult members] raped one female student,” a student of the arts department told Saharareporters. Another student interjected: “But two weeks is a long time here. Just yesterday, another was raped and they slapped a young man trying to question them.”

At the time of filing this report, the students had gathered on the campus waiting to be addressed by the head of the Students Affairs department. An official of the students union at the college also stated that the rector was on her way to address the students.

“They will only plead with us as usual to remain calm,” one student said. He added: “They won't necessarily take any effective step to stop this evil or bring the perpetrators to book.”

Posted: at 19-09-2013 08:20 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
- odprince at 19-09-2013 08:28 PM (10 years ago)
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CULTISM IN NIGERIA HAVE KILLED MANY BOYS....WHY DON'T OUR YOUTHS RESPECT THEMSELVES AND BE USEFUL?LIFE HAVE NO DUPLICATE OOOOOOOO
Posted: at 19-09-2013 08:28 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- humphreyedet at 19-09-2013 08:45 PM (10 years ago)
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Na powerless people dey join cult..why don't the youth forget about the bush and focus on how to mak money truly..must it be bush
Posted: at 19-09-2013 08:45 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Lateef67 at 19-09-2013 08:46 PM (10 years ago)
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The authority wl not do anything becos most of dem r in d group
Posted: at 19-09-2013 08:46 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- dickman2 at 19-09-2013 08:47 PM (10 years ago)
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if them like oooh..
Posted: at 19-09-2013 08:47 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- Cruset at 19-09-2013 08:49 PM (10 years ago)
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when will cultism be eradicated in this country?.God help o
Posted: at 19-09-2013 08:49 PM (10 years ago) | Newbie
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- emekaeneh at 19-09-2013 09:00 PM (10 years ago)
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Nigerian schools and cultism. . Even in some secondary school.  I don't no wat dis young boiz n girls are gaining from it.                   Eneh say so via nokia 3310
Posted: at 19-09-2013 09:00 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- osamabinladin at 19-09-2013 09:06 PM (10 years ago)
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 Sad
Posted: at 19-09-2013 09:06 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- ebiteck at 19-09-2013 09:10 PM (10 years ago)
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too bad
Posted: at 19-09-2013 09:10 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- paulohking at 19-09-2013 09:24 PM (10 years ago)
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hmmmmmm
Posted: at 19-09-2013 09:24 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- etibaba at 19-09-2013 10:20 PM (10 years ago)
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Rip.

Posted: at 19-09-2013 10:20 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Toks-E at 19-09-2013 10:28 PM (10 years ago)
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There are cults in almost every country, so its not peculiar to Nigeria. The blame goes to the security forces.

Posted: at 19-09-2013 10:28 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- malamy at 19-09-2013 10:33 PM (10 years ago)
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Wen e go end!
Posted: at 19-09-2013 10:33 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Senegal at 19-09-2013 10:59 PM (10 years ago)
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 Cool Cool
Posted: at 19-09-2013 10:59 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- dareper at 19-09-2013 11:26 PM (10 years ago)
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Small boys
Posted: at 19-09-2013 11:26 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- spicer at 20-09-2013 12:21 AM (10 years ago)
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Yea... Dats yabatch for u, d authorities knows dis cults basterd but they won't stop them instead dey even pay them every month. U cud imagine dat
Posted: at 20-09-2013 12:21 AM (10 years ago) | Newbie
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- Orojoe at 20-09-2013 04:28 AM (10 years ago)
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Too bad
Posted: at 20-09-2013 04:28 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- sucre4u at 20-09-2013 04:44 AM (10 years ago)
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Say no 2 violences n cultism
Posted: at 20-09-2013 04:44 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- IDOKOO at 20-09-2013 06:19 AM (10 years ago)
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 sorry, sorry, sorry, hell armies. they have d beast mark in their life n they are carryin out their masters evangelism.their mark is .6.6.6.
Posted: at 20-09-2013 06:19 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Shegzan at 20-09-2013 06:59 AM (10 years ago)
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Kk#

Posted: at 20-09-2013 06:59 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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