Obinna George,
Abakaliki
The Vice Chancellor, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Prof Sunday Elom has ordered the immediate ban of all forms of indecent dressing among students and staff of the University within the university community.
Prof Elom also ordered the compulsory wearing of Faculty and Departmental uniforms by all students during official hours.
In a statement signed by the Registrar of the University, Mr. Ifeanyi Igwe and made available to journalists in Abakaliki, the University said that the Management had noted with dismay the ugly trend of students activities and behavior on campus which has led to deteriorating discipline and disorderliness in the university.
The statement directed immediate ban on indecent dresses on campus which includes wearing of transparent dresses, dirty jeans with holes, or obscene subliminal messages, tattered clothes, baggy and saggy clothings and tight fitting apparels.
Others includes shirts, tops and caps with obscene write ups that suggests membership of a secret cult, shirts, tops and caps with obscene write ups bearing obnoxious/seductive inscriptions, piercing of body and tattooing, wearing of necklaces and nose ring by students and artificial dreadlocks hair or coloured artificial hair.
The Vice Chancellor announced a fine of N10,000 per offence or outright expulsion of any defaulting student adding that any staff who contravenes the policy or acting in contrary to the policy would be refered to the University Staff Disciplinary Committee.
Similarly, the Vice-Chancellor of the University has attributed the increasing rate of insecurity in the campus to the activities of some members of the host villages who are still living within the school environment.
Prof Elom said that the university also faces other forms of security challenges emanating from the activities of commercial tricycle operators , commercial motorcyclists and some faceless groups on the campus
He expressed concern over increasing cases of phone snatching, burglary and other criminal activities in the school perpetrated by some persons residing within and outside the school environment.
He called for collaboration between the Ikwo Local Government Area and the University authorities to curb the ugly trend.
