Work has resumed at the Administrative Block I and the Senate Buildings of the Lagos State University at the Main Campus in Ojo.
The buildings were closed for nine months over alleged “juju” scare.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the two buildings were allegedly locked by unknown persons since March 16, 2015 and re-opened on December 31 last year.
The Administrative Block I, houses the Vice-Chancellor’s (VC) Office, other principal officers, Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations, Certificate Unit, Audit, Academic Planning, Salaries and Wages, Security and Admissions.
The closure of the buildings followed a rift between the former Vice-Chancellor, Prof. John Obafunwa, and the Academic and Non-academic Staff Unions.
Consequently, the buildings were allegedly laced with substance suspected to be charms (juju), preventing the former VC and other principal officers from accessing their offices.
Obafunwa had to move to the Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja and operated from there till the end of his tenure on October 31, last year.
Prof. Fidelis Njokanma, sequel to his appointment as Acting VC by the State Government, also operated from LASUCOM for fear of the alleged charm until the appointment of a substantive vice-chancellor.
Meanwhile, the two buildings have been undergoing cleaning, renovation and fumigation since they were was opened on December 3, 2015.
The new VC, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, has also been using the new faculty of Science Building Complex at the main campus since he assumed office on January 11.
The university’s Registrar, Akinyemi Lewis, had told NAN that the VC had the right to operate from any of the offices in the university as he was the custodian of all the properties in the institution.
Akinwunmi said once the evacuation and cleaning process were over, the staff would move in and official work in the buildings would commence.
NAN observed that the cleaning has been completed to a large extent and the various offices opened to the internal and external public.
Members of staff of the offices have moved in and were seen discharging their official responsibilities.
There was an influx of students, graduates, members of staff and visitors into the two buildings for enquiries.
A staff in one of the offices, who spoke anonymously, told NAN that the workers were happy to access their offices again.
“Beside, we now have access to our documents that were locked for over nine months in the building,” the staff said.
Meanwhile, the new VC has yet to relocate to his office at the administrative block.
NAN.
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