Ondo Varsity to Rusticate Students for ‘Indecent Dressing’, Wearing Braids, Dreadlocks

Matilda Omonaiye/

The management of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, has threatened to take disciplinary action against any student involved in any form of “indecent dressing”.

The management of the school, in a circular dated September 7, 2021, stated that anyone who fails to comply with the directive will be rusticated from the school for a semester.

The circular also oulaws wearing of braids or dreadlocks, earrings, nose rings and tattered jeans, as well as sagging trousers by male students.

The circular with reference number AD/ REG//CIR/58/VOL. VI/309 was signed by the registrar of the school, Olugbenga Arajulu.

It reads, “This is to inform you that the Senate had at its 171st Regular Meeting of Wednesday, 25th August 2021, observed and frowned at (sic) the high rate of indecent dressing among the students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State.

“For clarity of purposes, indecent dressing includes, but not limited, to the following: wearing of skimpy skirts and blouses; leaving the cleavages open by female students; and wearing of braids or dreadlocks, earrings, nose rings, tattered jeans, sagging, etc, by some male students.

“After thorough deliberation on the issue, the Senate, in its wisdom, decided that the penalty for indecent dressing shall henceforth be rustication for one semester, effective from 25th August, 2021.

“Any student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko who violates the above Senate decision on indecent dressing is deemed to have committed a misconduct and he/she shall be sanctioned accordingly.”

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