The management of the University of Calabar in Cross Rivers State has banned indecent dressing by students and staff of the university forthwith.
Some of the clothes or dressing identified by the University as indecent are short skirts or gowns, above-the-knee, open backs, crop tops, braless tops and gowns, spaghetti finger, sleeveless tops, handless gowns, bikinis, see-through, transparent, apparel and revealing contours
SERVICOM or Service Compact with All Nigerians in the school announced the new development through its director, Prof. Patrick Egaga, in a statement issued on Friday in Calabar, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
The director stated that the directorate had noticed with grave concern the increase and proliferation of indecent, provocative and unofficial dressing, mostly by students and some female employees of the school.
He said, “Specifically, short skirts or gowns, above the knee, open backs, crop tops, braless tops and gowns, spaghetti finger, sleeveless tops, handless gowns, bikinis, see-through, transparent, apparels and revealing contours are no longer tolerated on campus.
“Others are handless gowns, bum short revealing laps, slit skirts, body hugs, V-necks exposing breasts, tubes, strip-less, rag jeans, shorts above the knee, sleeveless shirts, singlets, lingerie, sagged trousers and others.
“All of those would no longer be allowed on campus with effect from Tuesday, May 2, 2023, and consequently, any student or staff member clad in the regalia or paraphernalia mentioned would be denied effective access into any of the university facilities or be appropriately sanctioned.
“A combined security and administrative task force will be constituted to monitor compliance.
“The female students and staff are enjoined to imitate the dressing culture of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, and her deputies.”
Meanwhile, he also called on the male students and employees to emulate the dressing pattern of the university council chairman, Gen. Martin Luther-Agwai (retd.), and the Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe.
