The Digest:
A staged "bandit prank" filmed at Lagos State University (LASU) has caused significant campus panic and a strong institutional backlash. The skit, created by Datreez Entertainment TV without university permission, featured actors dressed as bandits simulating an invasion, leading to outrage and calls for expulsion.
Key Points:
- The viral TikTok video, titled "Bandits Prank on Lasuites," depicted actors in traditional bandit attire entering a lecture hall, causing real fear among students.
- LASU management condemned the unauthorized filming as "insensitive" given Nigeria's ongoing security crisis involving school attacks and kidnappings.
- Students and alumni expressed anger online, with many demanding severe disciplinary action, including expulsion for those involved.
- In response to the incident, the university is implementing stricter security checks and is rumored to have placed a ban on all unauthorized content creation on campus.
- The creators defended the video as a controlled social experiment meant for entertainment, stating all participants were aware, and no real weapons were used.
- This follows a similar precedent set by UNILAG in October, which banned unauthorized filming after a rise in disruptive content shoots.
- The event highlights the volatile intersection of digital content creation, campus safety, and national trauma in an insecure environment.
Sources: Tribune, Hybrid_Ola
