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Gunfire erupted at Ignatius Ajuru University of Education in Rivers State, Nigeria, as suspected rival cultists engaged in a violent clash. The confrontation, which involved the Vikings and Clansmen confraternities battling for supremacy, occurred on Monday during the ongoing Students’ Union Government Week.

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Yesterday’s gunshot at Ignatius Ajuru University of Education is a sad reminder of what a university ought not to be and I think that the school management has lost control of its campus.

Social media videos showed students scrambling for safety amid the gunshots, though no casualties were immediately reported. Academic activities were temporarily suspended as students sought refuge in classrooms and hostels to avoid stray bullets. The violence has raised concerns about the safety and security on campus.

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There must be a deliberate attempt by them (management) to do things differently. And I think that they should under-study what was done at the Rivers State University (sister institution) under the watch of Prof. Barineme Fakae as Vice Chancellor then.

Charles Jaja, a Port Harcourt-based rights activist, commented that the incident demonstrated the university management's failure to control the campus. He urged the authorities to address the rampant cultism, suggesting they study the model used at Rivers State University, which involved strict rule enforcement, intelligence-driven security, and swift sanctions to minimize cult activities.

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The model he used was simple. It was just enforcement of rules and intelligence-driven security and swift sanctions which was what was needed to push cultism to the barest minimum and gave birth to the peace on the campus.

Prince Wiro, National Coordinator of the Centre for Basic Rights Protection and Accountability Campaign, expressed dismay over the repeated cult clashes at the institution. He described the latest incident as embarrassing for the university and the state government, noting that previous clashes in the past year suggest inadequate security arrangements. Wiro warned that such recurring violence erodes parental confidence in the university's security, potentially deterring enrollment.

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There have been reported cases of cult clashes in and around the university in the last one year before the latest incident on Monday.