Yabatech students refuse to leave campus??

Students of the Yaba College of Technology
(YABATECH) have reportedly defied the
institution’s order to vacate the institution’s
Yaba, Lagos campus over the death of their
final year colleague on Wednesday, February
10. when a graduating student of
the institution was confirmed dead just two
weeks before her final examination.
The lady identified as Dezani Charity, a final
year student of the Office Technology and
Management (OTM) department, was said to
have begged not to die when she took ill and
was taken to the institution’s medical centre
for care, but was tu rned down by the medical
workers who insisted that she paid certain
amount of money before being attended to.
The order asking the students to vacate the
institution. The  27-year-old
suffered the relapse at about 12 midnight,
and since the medical staff refused to give
her proper medical attention, she was
reported to have given up the ghost at
exactly 4.00am same day.
This incident led the students to ground
activities in the institution as they believe
every facility on campus has been
substandard for years and in spite of their
cries and clamour for adjustments,
replacements and rehabilitation have fallen
on deaf ears. According to the students, the death of their
colleague just sums up the many challenges
they have been facing in the institution, as
they cannot stand its continuation.
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It was also gathered that the rector of the
institution, Mrs Kudirat Ladipo, was
prevented from being lynched by the angry
students as they reportedly stopped her from
exiting the campus on Wednesday after the
elongated meeting with other managerial
staff.
Now, the management of the institution has
shut the institution for the next four weeks to
afford them clear the mess on ground and
also douse the tension which was at an all-
time high on Wednesday. But, in a rather daring manner, the students
have refused to vacate the institution, stating
that they had just four weeks to their
examination and would not leave for another
four weeks. Yesterday revealed
that the students remained in the institution
and another protest ensued where they
decried the new directive by the management
of the institution. With their placards, the student demanded to
know what the management intend to
achieve by asking them to stay at home for
four weeks, a period within which some of
them might get impregnated whereas they
have just two weeks to their final
examinations.
There was also a tribute to the late Charity,
whom many described as one who “came,
saw, but could not conquer.”