What started like a mystery turned out to
be a celebration as the students of Obafemi
Awolowo University christened the ‘Moremi
Baby’ on the eighth day.
It will be recalled that on the 19th day of
June 2013, Oyinlola Rotimi of the Faculty of
Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University
was alleged to have attempted flushing her
new-born baby boy down the toilet, which
she had since denied.
This generated issues in the school as
students were divided on whether to
believe the undergraduate mother or not.
However, events took a new turn on the
eighth day of the incident as students
regardless of their stand on the issue, came
out in their numbers to rejoice with the
new baby during the naming ceremony
held at the Moremi Hall where he was
given birth to.
The procession started at Awo Café of the
Awolowo Hall where many students were
reading in preparation for their
examination, many students were seen
packing their books in order not to miss
the fun.
The master of ceremony, a student, called
upon a pastor, an imam and an oluwo to
pray for the child.
A student called
Professor, acted as the baby’s uncle and
another student mimicked Prof. Omole
(the Vice-Chancellor of the institution).
The crowd was caught in an uncontrollable
round of laughter and shouting when the
Awo choir was called upon to perform
before the tumultuous crowd.
In his sermon before the naming, the
Islamic cleric, Alfa, took his time to advise
the other female occupants of the hall and
female students generally and warned them
to be more cautious with the way they deal
with ‘emotional struggle’ on campus.
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