UNILAG Medicine and Surgery students expressed their unhapiness through a protest over the handling of their cross-over to College of Medicine by the school Authority.
According to a source, this is the message that started the commotion, that then led to today's protest, this message was passed round on 29 January, 2016:
"Hello Akokites, there is a rumour that 58 out of 147 Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) students will be allowed to cross to LUTH against the usual 50% across the science division of physical, chemical and biological. Research has it that there have never been a time in history where Pre-MED students had to wait for this long before seeing the list of those that made it to LUTH. Report has it that the remaining student that wouldn't be part of the 58 will be sent home to write jamb all over even though jamb form closes in 3days and the list is still yet to be released. I was also told the Pre-MED students plan to meet by 10:00am today(29/01/2016) at amphi theatre and maybe go on a peaceful protest. ULSSA(Unilag Science Student Association), please come to our rescue in any way you can."
The school authority decided to change the grading system to a grade-point system.
Reason being that the crowd in that area of study(Medicine and surgery) was becoming 'unbearable', and the rate at which student fail while in College of Medicine, Unilag.
Yesterday, 10 February, 2016 the student took to the 'street' and started a peaceful protest to the senate of the school, even though the VC didn't come out due to reasons best known to him, the Student Union Leader; Mr Mohammed Olaniyi addressed the aggrieved student, all to no avail.
The peaceful and quiet protest then turned rowdy as the student didn't feel satisfied with the response they got from the SUG leader.
