The Ibadan polytechnic has placed a ban on various forms of indecent dressing and tinting of vehicle windows.
The school backed up its actions with a statement that explained that as an institution of learning, they aim at grooming students’ academic and moral backgrounds.
“Certificates of the Polytechnic, Ibadan are awarded to students who are found worthy in both academic pursuit and good character.
“Students are required to abide by the institution’s standard and code of conduct, of which indecent dressing/posture is one”, The school management said in the statement.
The banned dress code include multi-coloured braids for females, coloured hairstyles, dreadlocks, speangled hairstyles for males, earrings for males cowries for females, the unconventional wearing of fez caps, wearing of tattered jean, micro/mini dress, crop tops/ jump tops, off shoulder clothes, backless clothes, transparent wears, bum shorts, nose, mouth extra earrings, sagging and tattoos.
The sanctions imposed on offenders range from a semester suspension, rejection from classrooms or hostel for erring nursing mothers, and impounding vehicles from any student using a vehicle with tinted glass.
The war against indecent dressing has started gaining momentum as more and more institution of learning and governments are starting to impose laws, trying to regulate the rate of indecent dressing among younger Nigerians.
