The menace of cultism in Nigerian tertiary institutions calls for diligent analysis and pragmatic remedy. Few weeks ago, the Obafemi Awolowo University Administration handed over 12 suspected cult members (students and ex students that have refused to graduate) to Osun State CID, Osogbo. While it is a commendable development, it is equally crystal clear that the University is only interested in cheap populism, cosmetic face-saving drama, as the concerned individuals have been released without any further investigation or prosecution. Obviously, the scenario is dangerous to the University Community and the Country at large. For the sake of records, this scenario is reccurring and the scenes playing out like the 1999 brutal attack that claimed the lives of five Obafemi Awolowo University students. For students of history, the events preceeding the July 10, 1999 massacre is grossly similar to the current events. The University Administration has forgotten, that he who fails t...