Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, better known by his stage name Oxlade, is an Afropop musician who claims he was targeted by gangs and hence left school.
Oxlade claim that his last year at Lagos State University was spent dropping out because “leaving the school environment was the best decision for him.”
The crooner from “Kulosa” called the circumstances a “crazy time.”
“I dropped out of the university in my final year because it was a crazy time. There were some gangs after me because I’m a fine boy. Being a fine boy makes you a target. It is either you join them or they o** you. So I had to leave that environment.”
“I went to Lagos State University (LASU). Go and read about the school. Now, they’re more focused on academics. I think they’ve realized how fragile life is and how important it is to pursue your dreams, so they’ve cracked down on that kind of behaviour. Now everyone is chasing money, but at that time, it was a hot period.
“After I left school, I ran away from home because I couldn’t tell my family why I dropped out,” he revealed.
The schools play an important role when it comes down to protecting students against violence. Violence is one of the principal reasons why students don’t go to school. It’s also one of the causes of the alarming school dropout rates.
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