2023 Elections: UNICAL VC warns students against election violence, thuggery

Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has advised students of the institution to shun any form of election violence and thuggery during and after general elections.

Obi, who gave the advice during an interaction with newsmen on Tuesday in Calabar, urged the students to resist any attempt to be used by politicians as thugs.

She said following the directives from the National Universities Commission (NUC) that schools should shut down for the election; the institution had announced the suspension of academic activities from Feb. 22 to March 14.

“I want to advise my students to be careful and conscious, especially now that we have high insecurity challenges in the country. I also want to advise them not to allow themselves to be used by any politician as thugs during the elections.

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By News Agency of Nigeria.