Insecurity: Ebonyi varsity bans post examination celebration 

By Uchenna Okeh

Ebonyi state university, EBSU, on Wednesday banned all forms of post examination celebration to avert insecurity and threat to the peace existing in the university.

The vice chancellor of the university, Chigozie Ogbu made this known in a statement signed by the registrar, Jeremiah Nwamgbo, and issued to newsmen in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State.

The statement reads in part: The Management has observed with concern the unwarranted and boisterous celebrations by students after taking their final examinations. 

“These celebrations have constituted security threats and have disrupted academic activities in the University. 

Consequently, the Vice-Chancellor has banned totally all forms of post-examination celebration within and around the University premises. 

“This ban takes immediate effect. Punishment for any breach of this ban shall, among other measures, include cancellation of all the examinations taken by the celebrating students and arrest of  offenders to serve as deterrent to others. 

“Deans and Heads of Department are requested to monitor properly to ensure that their students comply with this ban. In a similar vein, the SUG President should adequately sensitize the students on the need to comply with this ban to avoid blaming anyone when sanction is applied.

He therefore charged the security agencies in the area to enforce the order with immediate effect, “Finally, the Ag. Chief Security Officers in various Annexes of the University are to take note for full enforcement of this ban” he stated.