A strange sculpture scared students, workers, and visitors of University of Ibadan after it was placed in front of the main entrance gate by unknown persons on Friday morning.
The image carved in human form had never been seen in front of the gate until the morning of February 14.
The image might not have been suspicious, except that it had pepper and tomatoes placed around it. Tomato juice was also seen circling the image, thereby making it look fetish-like.
A senior staff member of UI who spoke with Tribune Online stated that it wasn’t strange for members of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of the institution to place fetish objects in strategic areas of the school when they embark on strike to scare people away.
The NASU leadership on Thursday called on its members in UI to begin an indefinite strike action against the school authorities to press home its demands for better welfare package.
