Just as the controversy surrounding the birth of a baby by a student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Oyinlola Rotimi, was yet to douse, the students of the institution had, in their funny way, assembled to hold a separate naming ceremony for the baby.
National Mirror learnt that as soon as the baby and his mother were discharged from the university's health centre, they were taken to her Lagos home where the baby's naming ceremony was held in low key.
However, the students on the campus, who felt "shortchanged" that the ceremony was taken away from campus decided to hold a separate ceremony, which was characterized by dramatic displays with various characters mimicking the father, mother and priests representing the three major religions of Islam, Christianity and traditional one.
The ceremony, which drew teeming crowd from the university community, held between 7pm and 10pm at the Moremi Hostel, where Rotimi was alleged to have attempted to flush down the baby before she was rescued together with the baby.
Having gathered enough students from Awo, Angola and Mozambique halls, the students dressed in funny attires embarked on procession from Awo Café of the Awolowo Hall amidst singing and dancing with drummers and praise singers doing their businesses as if they were acting a movie.
One of the students selected as anchor of the event recognised each character including one described as Prof. Bamitale Omole, who assumed the responsibility to be the baby's uncle.
The spiritual leaders who gave the baby's names as Oriyomi, Omomoremi, Oluwanimilo, Titilayo, Eniolorunopa, Bamitale Omole, advised other females on campus to always avoid such embarrassing situation by getting themselves prepared for marriage before giving in to men's "tricks."
The crowd became uncontrollable when the choir from Awo hall took over the stage to perform. This was followed by distribution of popcorn and other merriments.
In an interview with one of the choristers, who craved anonymity, he said the display was not to ridicule neither the parents nor the child but to, in a dramatic way, enlighten the women folk on the danger of getting pregnant before marriage.
He enjoined every student to consider life after schooling as very important adding that this should influence their actions and inactions while on campus.
