Students of Benue State University (BSU) will have to adhere to a new dress code that forbids them from wearing dreadlocks, make-up, skirts above the knees and other attire that the university deems inappropriate and indecent.
The university’s task force committee released a statement on Saturday, January 13, 2024, outlining the new rules that apply to both on-campus and off-campus activities.
The statement specified the following dos and don’ts for the students:
BOYS: No sagging, No Make up, No dreading of hair (dada), No dyeing of hair (coloring of hair), No wearing of shorts/three quarter trousers to Lectures, No leaving of hair uncombed, No wearing of armless shirts, No wearing of earring, No plaiting of hair, No keeping of heavy beards, No wearing crazy trousers, and other indecencies.
GIRLS: No body hug, No wearing of armless clothes, No dyeing of hair (coloring of hair), No wearing short, No exposure of sensible parts of the body, No Leg chain, No Nose ring, No putting of multiple earrings (only one earring is allowed).No folding of shirts on a trouser or skirt, only black and brown color attachment is allowed, No wearing of crazy trousers, No wearing of skirts above the knees, No wearing of leggings without long top (shirt) and other related indecencies.
The statement warned that students who violate the dress code will face sanctions from the university management. It did not mention what the sanctions would be.
The statement said that the dress code was intended to “address students on the dress code and artificiality” and to foster “decency, morality and discipline” among the students.