The stampede occurred due
to desperation of some students to force their ways into a 500-seat Computer
Based Test (CBT) Centre at the school’s premises in Ojo, Lagos, Southwest
Nigeria.
A stampede at the Lagos
State University, LASU, on Monday led to some students sustaining injuries.
Ademola Adekoya, LASU’s
spokesman, said on Monday that some anxious students wanted to be among the
first set to write the General Nigerian Studies (GNS) 102 exam at the centre.
“This resulted in a
stampede that caused some of them to sustain minor injuries.
“The incidence of a
stampede involving some 100 Level students of the Lagos State University
(LASU), occurred as they were to write the GNS 102 examination today.
“The 100-Level students
were scheduled to write the GNS 102 examination on Jan. 6 and Jan. 7 between
8.00a.m and 2.00p.m daily,” he said.
Adekoya said that the
students were scheduled to write the examination in batches, with each batch
spending an hour in the CBT Hall.
“The arrangement would have
seen the students writing the examination in six batches on the first day.
“The affected students were
promptly rushed to the University Health Centre and the Igando General Hospital
for proper treatment.
“Most of them have been
discharged, while the GNS 102 examination has now been rescheduled to take
place on Jan. 8 and 9 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 the future,” he said
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