Students complain community restricts movement because of festival

Some Sagamu Campus students at Olabisi Onabanjo University have expressed dissatisfaction with the community’s restrictions on movement during the Storm of Love event, also known as the Eluku Offin festival there.

The statement caused some of the students, particularly those studying medical sciences, who were now in the middle of their exam, to express how challenging it was to study.

The community issued a one-minute, 36-second video warning the residents—especially the non-indigenous ones—of movement limitations from August 27 to August 29 between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.

During the restricted hours, the neighborhood also issued warnings to drivers of commercial buses and taxis to stay indoors.

However, a level three nursing student at OOU who did not want to be named in the media for fear of victimization claimed that the announcement had interfered with their plans and prevented them from going outside to read.

Students who used to read outside in the mornings can no longer do so, the student claimed. And others who enjoy reading late at night are finding it difficult to do so. This announcement has already irritated the students.

Another local student, going by the name Fasasi, claimed that while the festival wouldn’t have any impact on the students, it would have an impact on the restaurants, which close early due to the nearby students.

In the meantime, the Student Union Government issued a letter, jointly signed by Vice-President II Hamzah Oyekunmi and Assistant General Secretary II Obayomi Emmanuel, titled “Temporary restriction of movement in Sagamu community for students safety.” In the letter, the SUG warned students in the neighborhood against disobeying the restriction order within the allotted three days for their safety.