Security Man’s son Emerges as Best Graduating Student in LASU

1 Min Read

Lagos State University (LASU) bestowed their best Graduating Student award on Arowosegbe Michael Aderibigbe who happens to be the son of a security man.

Aderibigbe graduated as the best student of the 2014/2015 academic session with a CGPA of 4.68 from the department of Biochemistry.

The Nation reports that Aderibigbe’s father was a member of the LASU security staff popularly known as ‘Campus Marshall’  but he lost his job after and accident and was even almost bedridden.

Aderibigbe in a powerful valedictory speech recounted how he hid his father’s identity for fear of being attacked.

He said “My dad had been here for about five years before I secured admission, but I could not tell my friends because I was afraid of being attacked. So I kept it a secret. I witnessed a protest in 100 Level, where my father was stoned. I could not cry.”

He revealed that LASU was not even his first choice as he failed to get into Obafemi Awolowo University to study medicine and surgery.

Share this Article
Leave a comment

Leave a Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.