Exam Stampede: Despite Two Days Set For Exam, Students Anxious To Be Earlier Set, LASU Reacts

By LOVETH AZODO, Lagos

Following an incidence of a stampede Today involving some 100 level students of the Lagos State University (LASU), the university management has stated that the GNS examination was supposed to be a two day exercise but some anxious students attempted to force their way into the 500 seat CBT Centre in defiance of the efforts of the security team to maintain order.

The varsity’s spokesperson, Mr Ademola Adekoya told our correspondent that the said examination was scheduled for Monday 6th and Tuesday, 7th January 2020, between 8am- 2pm daily.

The students were scheduled to write the exam in batches, each batch spending an hour in the CBT hall; the arrangement would have seen the students write in six (6) batches on the first day;

However, Anxious to be among the earlier set, quite a number of the students attempted to force their way into the 500 seat CBT Centre in defiance of the efforts of the Security Team to maintain order.

Early hours of Today there was a stampede that caused some of the LASU Students to faint while a few others sustained minor injuries.

According to Adekoya, The affected students were promptly rushed to the University Health Centre and the Igando General Hospital for proper treatment. Only one of the injured is still being treated at the General Hospital.

“The GNS examination has now been rescheduled to take place on Wednesday, 8th and Thursday 9th January, 2020 at the CBT Centre and the Language Laboratory, Faculty of Arts, Main Campus, Ojo. Each student will also be allotted specific time to appear and sit for the examination.”

“The University regrets the unfortunate incidence and is determined to put measures in place to avoid a recurrence in future,” he said.