Ahead of the 54th convocation ceremony of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), academic gowns allocated for the post-graduate students have been reportedly stolen.
The academic gowns for the post-graduate ceremony were reportedly stolen while being transported on a university bus.
The gowns, which had been paid for by the graduates, were scheduled for distribution in anticipation of the event.
Graduates had been required to pay N15,000 each for the collection of these gowns.
A total of 340 graduands are set to receive first-class degree certificates during this week’s convocation ceremony.
Affected students, who were eagerly anticipating the collection of their academic gowns, expressed frustration over the delay caused by the unfortunate incident.
The School of Postgraduate Studies (SPGS) management at the university communicated the setback to post-graduate students through a brief text message and email.
The message read, “Dear graduate, we regret to inform you that the distribution of SPGS academic gowns is now suspended. Sadly, the remaining gowns were stolen, and our bus vandalised this afternoon.”
