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Written by Nathaniel McClain
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Thursday, 02 August 2012 12:52 |
Sentiments over the recent fire incident at the University of Liberia main campus on Capitol Hill has taken a different trend, causing serious uproars among students due to the recent student riots that led to the abrupt closure of the institution. The riots came amidst heated political rallies of rival political parties. Members of two political parties-the Student Democratic Alliance (STUDA) and Student Integration Movement (SIM) had formed a coalition to challenge the long time leadership of the Students Unification Party (SUP).
The uproars began Wednesday when some students from other political parties accused others from different parties for the fire disaster. Bitter arguments ensued as a group of students said the fire incident was “politically motivated’ and called on the UL administration to enforce the political ban on all student political activities on the campus until the fire incidence can be properly adjudicated.
Student Alfred Rogers of the Science College made the statement, thus angering several students from the SUP, and began to rain insults, describing the statement as a mere “hilarious” which attracted the attentions of other onlookers.
The argument which started between six students intensified and drew the attention of several students and supporters from the SIM/STUDA Coalition and SUP, resulting to almost fistfight amongst the students.
One student from SIM/STUDA Coalition said the fire incidence could be the work of those he described as “failures, and political hooligans who are already facing probation, at the University, or have been denied from December 2012 graduation.”
The student’ observation was received with ovation by the rapturous crowd noting, “This is true, let people stop accusing the poor insane old lady.”
Since the fire incident, there have been mixed views, as some say it originate from a coal-pot reportedly lit by an old lady who is suffering from mental disorder living on the main Campus, while some say it could be an electrical socket.
There have been no independent confirmation on the fire incident but reports say the University of Liberia and the National Fire Service Bureau are investigating the cause of the fire.
It is not yet clear whether authority of the university will continue processing student records at the combustion building, but our reporter said he saw workers at the EDP removing all computers from the building and parking it a UL procurement vehicle to unknown destination.
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