FUOYE has advised female students and staff to stay indoors from August 7th to 9th, 2024, due to the Oro festival in the surrounding community, to ensure their safety.
The Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has issued a safety advisory urging all female students and staff to remain indoors from August 7th to 9th, 2024, due to the Oro festival taking place in the surrounding community.
The traditional festival will occur nightly from 9:00 pm to 6:00 am, during which women’s movement is restricted.
In a memo titled “Notice to All Female Staff and Students on Ikole Campus,” signed by Senior Assistant Registrar Ibukunoluwa O. Alamu, the university emphasized that the precaution is to safeguard the safety and well-being of its female community members during the festival.
“This is to inform all female staff and students on the Ikole campus of the University that they are requested to stay indoors between Wednesday, 7th August, and Friday, 9th August 2024 due to the ‘Oro’ festival scheduled to hold within the Ikole-Ekiti community. This is for your kind noting,” the memo read.
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SOURCES: ALLSCHOOL, DAILY POST