Four students suspended for suspected water ritual at Unical
Emmanuel Alfred
Four students have been suspended by the University of Calabar (UNICAL) for partaking in an unlawful act of water ritual on a fellow female student in the school premises, following a viral video which circulated in the social media.
The announcement of the suspension was contained in a release signed on Saturday, January 7, 2023 in Calabar by Mr Gabriel Egbe, Registrar of the institution.
Egbe said that the unlawful act was carried out by the four students during the last matriculation ceremony of the institution on Dec. 2, 2022.
Egbe mentioned the affected students to include Stephen Usen, a student of Accounting Department, year 4, and Aniefiok Idorenyin, a student of Computer Science, year 2.
Others are Miracle Adeyemi, a student of Political Science, year 2 and Blessing Queen, a student of Genetics and Biotech, year 4.
“Management deliberated extensively on the report of the committee on Gender-Based Violence and the strength of its findings and has accordingly directed the affected students to proceed on suspension with effect from the 2020/2021 academic session.
“Deans, Heads of Departments and other relevant officers of the university have been tasked with the duty of full compliance with the given directive,” Egbe said.
