Covenant University Expels Over 200 Students For Varied Reasons
A source told us that trouble started when the Chancellor of the
institution, Bishop David Oyedepo visited the school chapel unannounced
and noticed that some students were loitering around the chapel, some
talking and others were playing while the Vice Chancellor was giving a
speech in the school’s chapel.
Our source confirmed that the very strict chancellor was very angry
towards the attitude of the students and immediately called on the Dean
of Student Affairs, Mr Bassey, for a brief meeting outside the chapel,
while other members of staff including the VC joined in the meeting too.
It was also gathered that the students knowing the sanctions that can
befall them started running into the chapel, scrambling for available
seats while some boys who did not have ties on where seen looking for
ways to acquire some,even a group of boys numbering up to five allegedly
took a girl’s scarf and ripped it to shreds using the parts to produce
makeshift ties in an attempt not to get into trouble.
It was reported that shortly after the brief meeting, the
institution’s Education Secretary, Mrs Aize Obayan addressed the
students, but noticed that as she was speaking, the students were
murmuring. Our source said the Chancellor then walked up to the podium
and politely took the microphone from Mrs Obayan and said ”if I hear the
voice of any student, the curse of the Lord shall fall upon that one”
and immediately, the chapel went dead silent.
Our source further told us that following this unruly behaviour of
the students, the Chancellor spoke on the topic ‘Discipline’ and his
vision for the university that night and immediately he finished, the VC
asked all students present to wait behind because a search was going to
be carried out in all the halls in order to fish out students who did
not attend the service.
He revealed that twenty-five final year students were caught,
undisclosed number of lower level students while two others were caught
smoking marijuana. He confirmed to us that over 200 were expelled last
Saturday. The Bishop David Oyedepo privately owned university is known
for its strict rules and discipline such as not allowing the students to
use mobile phones within the school’s premises, while it is mandatory
for students to always bring their bible to the general morning assembly
and other rules too numerous to mention in this report.