Most of the protests embarked upon by students were initiated in Awo Hall, where leaders of the Students Union usually reside. Cultists and criminals had no place in Awo Hall, which had a very rich history of zero tolerance for betrayals, stooges and collaborators. The government of the Western Region did not want to rely on federal universities or those of other regions to admit its numerous secondary school leavers. Imagine for instance, that Awo Hall produced Femi Falana, SAN and I went through the same Awo Hall many years after, with no functional toilets, no electricity, no water, nothing other than the bed space that you paid for. But this cannot be a justification for the barbaric action of Awo Hall students who turned themselves into judges in their own cause.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 18, 2023 06:07 UTC