ATBU vows rusticate students for unwelcome touching, kissing, lapping, indecent dressing

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, ATBU, Bauchi, Northeast Nigeria is to rusticate students who kiss, massage, or dress indecently against the provisions of the new handbook that has just been produced.

The new rules are contained in an internal memo signed by the dean of Students Affairs of the university, Professor U.S. Abdullahi, dated April 27, 2023, which was conveyed to the president of the Students Union Government and all students of the university.

Professor Abdullahi in the memo warned the students and members of the university community against violating the rules, which were approved during the 161st regular Senate Meeting of the institution held on April 13, 2023.

According to the memo which has a reference: ATBU/SAD/SUG/VOL 11/0113 posted on the Facebook page of the university, any student found guilty risks one or two semesters of rustication, depending on the offence.

“I write to inform you that the University Senate has approved the revised Student Handbook at its 161st Regular Senate Meeting held on Thursday, April 13, 2023,” the ATBU memo reads.

“The following are extract of the 30 most salient misconducts from the revised Handbook. All students and members of the University community are requested to avoid such types of misconducts,”

The memo said unwelcome touching, kissing, hugging, massaging, or sitting on the laps of opposite sex attracts two semesters rustication.

The memo further said multi-coloured hair for females, dreadlocks, sagging, engaging in reckless driving, tattoos, and extra piercing in the nose, eye and mouth attract one semester suspension.

Other offences include wearing tattered jeans, backless clothes, off shoulder clothes, hair braiding for male students, and bum shorts, among other offences also attract one semester suspension.