The management of Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria, has
suspended a part three Law student, Lawal Toheeb, for failure to attend
the university’s chapel activities which takes place 8.45am to 9.15am on
Saturdays and in the evenings of Wednesdays and Saturdays, as contained
in page 49 of the student’s handbook. Lawal Toheeb was invited to face
the disciplinary committee on 3rd Decemeber, 2019, at the Senate
Building of the school chaired by the school registrar, Mr. Oyerinde
Caleb Oyejola.
Lawal was found guilty of gross disrespect to Constituted Authority
by the school disciplinary committee. The Vice-Chancellor subsequently
approved his suspension from all academic activities in the University
for One Semester to commence second semester of 2019/2020 academic
session in line with the sanction in the Students’ Handbook
According to Lawal Toheeb, all his pleas to the panel that he is a
Muslim fell on their deaf ears. He said they all alluded to the fact it
was a mandatory rule of the school that all students must attend the
chapel services.
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