The management of Bingham University in Nasarawa State has banned students from using smartphones. This was disclosed in an Internal Memorandum released by the Registrar of the school, Dr Esther Dyaji. The university located in Karu, 25 kilometres from Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, was established in 2005 by the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) as a conventional institution.
A viral video recently captured a student of the school assaulting a fellow student.This was disclosed in an Internal Memorandum released by the Registrar of the school, Dr Esther Dyaji.
“Following repeated abuse in the use of smartphones in contravention of section 5.14 subsection i, ii and iii of the students handbook, the use of smartphone is hereby prohibited with immediate effect. Violators of this would have their phones confiscated and face appropriate sanction,” the memo read.In the video, the victim said to be a fresh student was being flogged with a whip by an older student.
She further called on the right authorities to duly prosecute the older student caught bullying the younger student.“This is what they go through as freshers in the university—bullying. This student should be found and duly prosecuted,” she said.
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