{
  "id": 3269335,
  "title": "Atiba University DVC sparks outrage over remarks to protesting law students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/atiba-university-dvc-sparks-outrage-over-remarks-to-protesting-law",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T13:38:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/atiba-university-dvc-sparks-outrage-over-remarks-to-protesting-law-students/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Atiba University in Oyo State sparked controversy after describing protesting law students as \"intellectually bankrupt\" during a demonstration. The students were outraged over the Council of Legal Education's decision to impose a ten-year moratorium on the Law programme due to deficiencies in facilities and alleged violations of regulations. The DVC urged the students to remain calm and compare their future to his own success, despite the students urging him to focus on the immediate crisis affecting them. The DVC also stated that the issue surrounding the Law programme predated the university's accreditation, a remark that drew protests from the crowd.",
  "summary": "Atiba University DVC sparks outrage after calling protesting law students “intellectually bankrupt.” Students protest 10-year moratorium on Law program. Read More: https://punchng.com/atiba-university-dvc-sparks-outrage-over-remarks-to-protesting-law-students/",
  "key_points": [
    "Deputy Vice-Chancellor called protesting law students \"intellectually bankrupt\"",
    "Students protested CLE's 10-year moratorium on Law program due to facility deficiencies",
    "DVC urged calm, criticized focus on immediate crisis affecting students"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Atiba University DVC sparks outrage over remarks to protesting law students",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/atiba-university-dvc-sparks-outrage-over-remarks-to-protesting-law-3272722",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:56:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}