The Rivers State owned Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, IAUOE, has recalled two suspended students over a post on social media.
Two students of the institution, Chibuzor Remmy and Sunday Okpokpo were suspended and their academic years demoted by one year by the senate of the institution over posts they made on the social media.
But the school, in a statement on Friday by it’s Public Relations Officer said the decision to rescind the suspension was based on appeals from well-meaning individuals.
The university had accused the two students of publishing materials “on the social media capable of causing public disorder.”
The statement noted that the institution would not fail to punish future misbehaviour by any student. “The Management, however, warns that henceforth, any student who does anything capable of bringing the University to public ridicule will be disciplined according to the rules and regulations of the University.”
Recalled that suspension of the two students by management of the university over a social media posts, which the students demanding for additional banks to the ‘only existing one’ in the campus was greeted with harsh reactions from the public.
However, a senior lecturer in the institution who pleaded anonymity told Journalists that there were genuine fears some “elements might disrupt the matriculation ceremony of the school billed for November 7th and cause the school grave embarrassment to the institution.”
The source said it was to avoid “a bigger and unwholesome situation that the senate decided to stand down the suspension of those two students and allow peace to reign.”
The lecturer, who teaches in the Department of Accountancy, added, “There is tension everywhere right now which is an aftermath of the #EndSARS campaigns and the destruction that followed its hijack by hoodlums.
The state is also still tensed up and anything that would spike this situation should be avoided.
“He (Prof. Ndimele) has been a students-friendly Vice Chancellor. We are surprised that he took such a step over social media posts”, the lecturer said.
