BY: STANLEY UCHEGBU & SAM IBOK, UNICAL
In University of Calabar, (UNICAL), most students who are through with
their semester examination especially the regular students have traveled
home for the semester vacation, hoping to resume in earnest. For part
time students popularly known as CES students, an acronym for Center for
Educational Services, their examination is still ongoing likewise the
candidates who register to participant in the Computer Base Test (CBT).
Monday last week started like any other, and would have ended so. It
was peaceful with bright and sunny atmosphere promising to be warmth.
Birds chirp endlessly. Students who walked with their shoulders swung
apart exuding confidence in manner that suggest that they are well
prepared for the exams never knew what the atmosphere holds for them and
the danger it threatens to inflict.
Although there was no
sign of a downpour during the day until evening when a large number of
final year students of the Faculty of Management Sciences converged at
pavilions 2 and 3 to write their first semester examination. Their mood
was pensive and preoccupied with the demands of the examination, waiting
tirelessly for the arrival of their question paper and answer booklet.
At 2: 45pm, the atmosphere changed instantly, the scorching sun
disappeared immediately; casting a gloomy dark cloud behind the sky’s
grey shrouds with bellicose whirlwind and heart cracking thunderstorm
and lighting, threaten to unleash mayhem on the roof of the buildings.
Students shading their selves by the tree side starting running towards
the direction of the definitive library, NSLT and pavilions to scamper
for safety.
Not quite long, the heavy downpour began, it was
accompanied by a raucous thunderstorm and lighting. During the downpour,
the dual female stall sellers nearby the department of Genetic and
Biotechnology and New Science Lecture Theatre five ( NSLT 5), the
ravaging whirlwind dispersed their wares to an unknown destination.
Offices located between Physics and Chemistry department, the whirlwind
smashed its louvers, breaking them into pieces. Students who converged
at the pavilion 2 and 3 to write their examination, it was a very sad
day as they were dredged by the downpour.
The downpour which
lasted for 40 minutes resulted to a severe flooding; it caused a bedlam
on the road. The running water that was meant to pass through the
drainage system exceeded its boundary making it to overflow on the
surface of the road meant for motorists and pedestrians, this paralyzed
movement for a short while. Parked cars were seen floating with debris
hanging round the alloyed rim.
Students who have finished
writing their examination for that very day at NSLT 5, it was an eyesore
and an entertainment that got them enthusiastic while to private
motorists and campus cab drivers conveying students from main camp down
to the library; it caused a traffic standstill.
Motorists drove against the traffic as they attempted to circumvent the
flooding, thereby causing traffic gridlock on both side of the dual
carriage way. The university security battled for minutes to instill
sanity in motorists who became impatience after waiting endlessly in the
gridlock.
When Campus life visited the scene at the department
of Genetics and Biotechnology, it was learnt that the louvers were also
smashed; the collision of two electric cables at the front of the
department triggered a spark and the serenity envelope in flames
threaten students who ran inside in scamper for safety.
Campus
life learnt that the flooding destroyed the wares of an aged woman who
always display her wares at the entrance of the department for students
to patronize.
The cafeteria and bar joints behind the library
were students relaxed and catch fun after having hectic and frantic
lectures including indiscriminate stalls and shops along lecture rooms
and towards the university library was also affected by the flood.
The tarred road leading from Medical College to New Science Lecture
Theatre (NSLT) room then down to the frontage of the definitive library
was also flooded, trapping students who wrote their exams in NSLT 5.
The part that lay the cause of the hoopla was the female voice that was
heard from afar screaming and shouting for help, before then the
excitement gave way to scary, bystanders gets muddled. What happened to
her? In a hushed tone, a male student asked. Perhaps, she has deep her
leg inside the gutter replied another male student standing behind.
Before one could say Jack Robinson, she has been rescued by Good
Samaritan students who grab her immediately. She was saved at the point
of getting drowned, Campus life learnt.
After the rescue, she
was bereft of her hand bag containing some valuables including her foot
wears; it was carried away by the flood.
Campus life also
learnt that the Final year students of Accounting and Banking and
Finance who scheduled to write their examination on that evening, the
examination was cancelled because of the flood that covered the entrance
of the venue.
In Malabor republic (Male hostel) student’s mattresses, clothes and other belongings were soaked by downpour.
Speaking to Campus life, a final year student of Banking and Finance
who pleaded to shield his identity expressed his trepidation, in his
words, he beseeched the management to construct more drainage system
especially at the front of Pavilion 2 and 3, this will enhance the easy
flow of water stressing that the need is conspicuous because students
live is in danger.
He stressed further that each time they
experienced such a heavy downpour, flooding always surface. He
continued, “We are been displaced by the flooding at times it paralyze
academic activities, now see our examination has been postponed till
further notice only God knows when the date will be fixed. I pray the
date does not crash with my carry over exams”, he fumed.
You can agree with me that this is a swampy and water logged area, we
need more drainage system to put an end to this menace. Is it when the
flood will end a student life, that the management will intervene, he
queried angrily.
Speaking from behind, another concerned
student from the department of Accounting bemoaned his fate over the way
the body saddled with the onerous task of evacuating dumps on campus
saying that they are not discharging their duties as expected. They
allow heaps of refuse to dot the terrain, constituting an eyesore and
health hazard to the students.
One particular point that seems
to be forgotten at times is the dump at the entrance of Malabor
Republic. When one enters Malabor, one is assaulted by a swarm of angry
flies as if they are protesting their being disturbed from having their
meal. The oozing stench is another story in itself.
From the
look of things, you will find out that when such heavy downpour occurs,
the debris are been watched down to the drainage system thereby blocking
the free flow of water. Providing one refuse bin in Malabor (male
hostel) is not sufficient to meet the need of the large populace. This
is the reason why you see more refuse on the ground that what is in the
bin. He implore those responsible for evacuating the refuse to be more
alive to its responsibility of further entrenching the clean and green
culture of Malabor republic, he said.
In Malabor republic (Male hostel) student’s mattresses, clothes and other belongings were soaked by downpour.
Due to network fluctuation, efforts to contact the Student's Union President, Hon. Bassey Eka proved abortive.
Campus life learnt that the last time the university experienced such
flooding; a male student was rescued at the point of getting drowned
where he lost his school bag that contains valuables.
Students
residing at mountain zoin due to its proximity to the university told
Campus life that the flooding saw the death of two school children
returning from school.
In University of Calabar, (UNICAL), most students who are through with
their semester examination especially the regular students have traveled
home for the semester vacation, hoping to resume in earnest. For part
time students popularly known as CES students, an acronym for Center for
Educational Services, their examination is still ongoing likewise the
candidates who register to participant in the Computer Base Test (CBT).
Monday last week started like any other, and would have ended so. It was peaceful with bright and sunny atmosphere promising to be warmth. Birds chirp endlessly. Students who walked with their shoulders swung apart exuding confidence in manner that suggest that they are well prepared for the exams never knew what the atmosphere holds for them and the danger it threatens to inflict.
Although there was no sign of a downpour during the day until evening when a large number of final year students of the Faculty of Management Sciences converged at pavilions 2 and 3 to write their first semester examination. Their mood was pensive and preoccupied with the demands of the examination, waiting tirelessly for the arrival of their question paper and answer booklet.
At 2: 45pm, the atmosphere changed instantly, the scorching sun disappeared immediately; casting a gloomy dark cloud behind the sky’s grey shrouds with bellicose whirlwind and heart cracking thunderstorm and lighting, threaten to unleash mayhem on the roof of the buildings. Students shading their selves by the tree side starting running towards the direction of the definitive library, NSLT and pavilions to scamper for safety.
Not quite long, the heavy downpour began, it was accompanied by a raucous thunderstorm and lighting. During the downpour, the dual female stall sellers nearby the department of Genetic and Biotechnology and New Science Lecture Theatre five ( NSLT 5), the ravaging whirlwind dispersed their wares to an unknown destination.
Offices located between Physics and Chemistry department, the whirlwind smashed its louvers, breaking them into pieces. Students who converged at the pavilion 2 and 3 to write their examination, it was a very sad day as they were dredged by the downpour.
The downpour which lasted for 40 minutes resulted to a severe flooding; it caused a bedlam on the road. The running water that was meant to pass through the drainage system exceeded its boundary making it to overflow on the surface of the road meant for motorists and pedestrians, this paralyzed movement for a short while. Parked cars were seen floating with debris hanging round the alloyed rim.
Students who have finished writing their examination for that very day at NSLT 5, it was an eyesore and an entertainment that got them enthusiastic while to private motorists and campus cab drivers conveying students from main camp down to the library; it caused a traffic standstill.
Motorists drove against the traffic as they attempted to circumvent the flooding, thereby causing traffic gridlock on both side of the dual carriage way. The university security battled for minutes to instill sanity in motorists who became impatience after waiting endlessly in the gridlock.
When Campus life visited the scene at the department of Genetics and Biotechnology, it was learnt that the louvers were also smashed; the collision of two electric cables at the front of the department triggered a spark and the serenity envelope in flames threaten students who ran inside in scamper for safety.
Campus life learnt that the flooding destroyed the wares of an aged woman who always display her wares at the entrance of the department for students to patronize.
The cafeteria and bar joints behind the library were students relaxed and catch fun after having hectic and frantic lectures including indiscriminate stalls and shops along lecture rooms and towards the university library was also affected by the flood.
The tarred road leading from Medical College to New Science Lecture Theatre (NSLT) room then down to the frontage of the definitive library was also flooded, trapping students who wrote their exams in NSLT 5.
The part that lay the cause of the hoopla was the female voice that was heard from afar screaming and shouting for help, before then the excitement gave way to scary, bystanders gets muddled. What happened to her? In a hushed tone, a male student asked. Perhaps, she has deep her leg inside the gutter replied another male student standing behind. Before one could say Jack Robinson, she has been rescued by Good Samaritan students who grab her immediately. She was saved at the point of getting drowned, Campus life learnt.
After the rescue, she was bereft of her hand bag containing some valuables including her foot wears; it was carried away by the flood.
Campus life also learnt that the Final year students of Accounting and Banking and Finance who scheduled to write their examination on that evening, the examination was cancelled because of the flood that covered the entrance of the venue.
In Malabor republic (Male hostel) student’s mattresses, clothes and other belongings were soaked by downpour.
Speaking to Campus life, a final year student of Banking and Finance who pleaded to shield his identity expressed his trepidation, in his words, he beseeched the management to construct more drainage system especially at the front of Pavilion 2 and 3, this will enhance the easy flow of water stressing that the need is conspicuous because students live is in danger.
He stressed further that each time they experienced such a heavy downpour, flooding always surface. He continued, “We are been displaced by the flooding at times it paralyze academic activities, now see our examination has been postponed till further notice only God knows when the date will be fixed. I pray the date does not crash with my carry over exams”, he fumed.
You can agree with me that this is a swampy and water logged area, we need more drainage system to put an end to this menace. Is it when the flood will end a student life, that the management will intervene, he queried angrily.
Speaking from behind, another concerned student from the department of Accounting bemoaned his fate over the way the body saddled with the onerous task of evacuating dumps on campus saying that they are not discharging their duties as expected. They allow heaps of refuse to dot the terrain, constituting an eyesore and health hazard to the students.
One particular point that seems to be forgotten at times is the dump at the entrance of Malabor Republic. When one enters Malabor, one is assaulted by a swarm of angry flies as if they are protesting their being disturbed from having their meal. The oozing stench is another story in itself.
From the look of things, you will find out that when such heavy downpour occurs, the debris are been watched down to the drainage system thereby blocking the free flow of water. Providing one refuse bin in Malabor (male hostel) is not sufficient to meet the need of the large populace. This is the reason why you see more refuse on the ground that what is in the bin. He implore those responsible for evacuating the refuse to be more alive to its responsibility of further entrenching the clean and green culture of Malabor republic, he said.
In Malabor republic (Male hostel) student’s mattresses, clothes and other belongings were soaked by downpour.
Due to network fluctuation, efforts to contact the Student's Union President, Hon. Bassey Eka proved abortive.
Campus life learnt that the last time the university experienced such flooding; a male student was rescued at the point of getting drowned where he lost his school bag that contains valuables.
Students residing at mountain zoin due to its proximity to the university told Campus life that the flooding saw the death of two school children returning from school.
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