Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, ATBU, Bauchi, has said it would henceforth rusticate any student who violates the university code of conduct and dress code as contained in the revised student’s handbook.

The revised 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, and addressed to the president of the Students Union Government and all students of the university.

The dean warned the students and members of the university community against violating the rules, approved during the 161st regular Senate Meeting of the institution held on April 13, 2023.

According to the memo wit REF: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 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.

The secretary general of the student union government, SUG,
ATBU chapter AbdulRauf Al-Amin, who confirmed the
authenticity of the memo, said the new rules are not alien to
the students.

“We received the memo from the university last week, which
I personally shared with the students across various platforms; most of the things contained are not new, it was only reviewed,” he said.

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Not even in 1818

I trust my alma mater, no room for nonsense.

donbachi:
Not even in 1818

So because it's 2023 immorality and animalistic characters should be encourage?

engrflames:
I trust my alma mater, no room for nonsense.

What real life Nigerian big problems/issues has your "Alma mater" solved ?

What do you expect from an Islamic university?

On as much as I Love the new Rules but the Disciplinary measure is way too strict

They better rusticate me cos I must kiss and touch

Be like Nigeria dey evolve backward.
Despite this their garbage moral over religiousity the country as a whole still dey where e dey, not like it's changing a damn thing!

You know we have a way of focusing our attention on trivial things. Funny.

ictplotter:

So because it's 2023 immorality and animalistic characters should be encourage?

Hypocrisy. What is animalistic in nasal piercing, male braiding, hugging or sitting on the lap of the opposite sex etc among matured adults?
The Alfa in my compound changes and nacks different students more than the number of times I change my boxers. These females mostly were niqab when coming for their fornicating visits, yet folks like you will regard such ladies as holy during the day on campus because they are "covered from head to toe" while you'll demonise another lady because she has nasal piercings or she tinted her hair meanwhile the tinted-haired maybe more moral.