Monday, September 28, 2015 1:13 pm
Unlike the last time when University of Lagos students protested the death of a colleague by electrocution, there was no sympathy for them in Twittersphere today.
Reactions to the shutdown of the school by students on account of bedbugs and mosquitoes invasion elicited a lot of jeers and derision for the students, with some suggesting that the students are trying to avoid sitting for exams.
The University of Lagos protest had created quite a buzz on Twitter early today, ranking number one as the most trended topic in Nigeria, but by 1pm, it was trending at number four.
Some typical reactions:
Lol. Unilag students using 150k phones while they sleep on a bed bug infested bed. Shameful protest.
— OTUNBA (@0chizo) September 28, 2015
See the kind bed this Unilag girls dey take sleep… Tomorrow them go dey set standards for boiz. Iranu.
— Kaduna Nzeogwu (@KadunaNzeogwu) September 28, 2015
Is it that UNILAG students don't know where to buy insecticides like Raid, Snipper or Otapiapia? "Ara Bedbug gbawo'unu"
— Mr Stanley Nwabia (@MrStanleyNwabia) September 28, 2015
There are more bed bugs and mosquitoes in Unilag than real students
— ICE AF (@ICEDDN) September 28, 2015
UNILAG students though. Na school authorities put bedbug for una hostel?
— Mayowa George (@Wana____) September 28, 2015
Lol. Unilag students using 150k phones while they sleep on a bed bug infested bed. Shameful protest.
— OTUNBA (@0chizo) September 28, 2015
“@Austynzogs: 10:46 While students of UNIBEN are busy studying, their UNILAG counterparts are protesting over bedbugs pic.twitter.com/YXfBj6oizf
— GIDITRAFFIC (@Gidi_Traffic) September 28, 2015
So upon their shakara for UNILAG, na so so Bed Bug dem de carry about inside that school? Awon omo onidun… LOL
— Omo GbajaBiamila (@OccupyNaija) September 28, 2015
Very few tweets support the action of the students:
For #Unilag students to have taken this drastic & unwholesome path to channel their grievances means that erstwhile peaceful avenues failed
— Demilade Isaac (@demiladeosoteku) September 28, 2015
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