IBADAN, OYO– The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South-West Zone D, has actually strongly condemned the management of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, over the controversial suspension of numerous trainees.
The disciplined undergraduates had reportedly participated in a serene protest against the sudden moving of 2 core medical departments.
In a fierce joint statement released on Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Ibadan, the student body explained the university’s punitive actions as an effort to frighten the student population.
The text was signed by NANS South-West Planner, Adeyemo Josiah; General Secretary, Ojetola Babatunde; and Public Relations Officer, Olugbemi Timothy.
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The crisis originates from a recent administrative policy regulation by the LAUTECH management ordering the instant transfer of the Anatomy and Physiology Departments far from the prominent College of Health Sciences into the Professors of Pure and Applied Sciences.
Impacted undergrads released a protest, arguing that the abrupt realignment carries heavy monetary concerns, makes complex intra-campus transport logistics, and seriously disrupts their established academic tracks.
NANS revealed that its regional authorities had actually formerly intervened to broker a peace deal between the trainees and management, making the unexpected disciplinary letters extremely disappointing.
Serious Four-Semester Charges Stimulate Reaction
The apex trainee association characterized the heavy-handed four-semester (two-academic-year) suspension slapped on the activists as extreme, disproportionate, and a violation of the principles of fair hearing and corrective justice.
NANS also accentuated the prolonged suspension of the LAUTECH Students’ Union Government (SUG), keeping in mind that the required absence of an official union has broadened the interaction gap between management and trainees, producing preventable tensions.
The Authorities Demands Tabled by NANS South-West:
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Immediate Reversal: Genuine lifting and evaluation of the four-semester suspensions issued to the student protesters.
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Positive Discussion: Opening an instant roundtable discussion between the university management and the representatives of the affected departments.
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SUG Remediation: Setting a clear, binding timeline to bring back democratic trainee unionism at the organization.
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Anti-Victimization Pledge: An immediate stop to any more intimidation of students expressing genuine grievances.
To back its words with action, NANS South-West has actually formally declared a mass mobilization, pledging to lead a major uniformity delegation to inhabit the LAUTECH Ogbomoso campus on Monday, June 8, 2026.
The pinnacle trainee body specified that the welfare, rights, and self-respect of Nigerian students stay non-negotiable.
While mentioning they stay confident that the university’s management will select dialogue over severe sanctions, the union alerted that trainee leaders will remain on the ground at Ogbomoso till all suspension letters are explicitly withdrawn.