No fewer than four students of the University of Calabar in Cross River State have suspended over an unlawful act of “water ritual” on a fellow female student. The University had in December 2022 ordered the cessation of the practice of “water ritual’’ in the school, describing it as unwholesome and not academic. In the “water ritual”, students pour water sporadically on matriculating and graduating students as an “initiation rite.”
Nigerian University, UNICAL Suspends Four Students For Performing ‘Water Ritual’ On Matriculating ColleagueThe University had in December 2022 ordered the cessation of the practice of “water ritual’’ in the school, describing it as unwholesome and not academic.
In the “water ritual”, students pour water sporadically on matriculating and graduating students as an “initiation rite.” However, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Florence Obi on Saturday approved the suspension after identifying the students in a viral video and found culpable. This was contained in a statement released and signed by Gabriel Egbe, Registrar of the institution on Saturday.
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