The Akoka community of Lagos was thrown into chaos, on Friday morning, as the students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) engaged the police in a fierce battle, leaving three students seriously injured.As early as 10 a.m, the students had mobilised to resume the protest over the renaming of the university after the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, late Chief Moshood Abiola by the Federal Government, but met a stiff resistance from the police.
The police had stationed their vehicles at the university gate to prevent the students from undertaking a protest march to Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja as planned.
However, in their attempt to prevent the protesters from taking over the streets, the police shot teargas sporadically into the air, with teargas sending two female and one male students into coma.
The spokesman for the students and the former Public Relations Officer for National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS), Mr. Usman Oloyede, also confirmed that the students were seriously injured and rushed to the university clinic.
He alleged that, “One of the ladies bled due to the teargas shot at her at close range. There are about 10 armoured vehicles loaded with riot policemen to stop the students’ protest. This is another military idea that President Goodluck Jonathan has imposed on students.”
In spite of the police presence, however, the students turned the university gate to a centre of entertainment as they trooped out, calling on the Federal Government to reverse its decision.
A student, who simply identified himself as Dokun, told newsmen that the students had improvised by staging musicals to register their protest against the government decision on the university.
He said, “Ordinarily, we are not supposed to turn the gate to a theatre of entertainment, but the presence of the police has stopped us from walking on the streets. We have chased them away. This is our new base; any attempt by them to move closer will be met with stiff opposition. We don’t want to see policemen here.”
One of our correspondents, who monitored the situation, observed that the policemen had relocated to Abule Oja, about 300 metres to the university gate, where they stationed an armoured vehicle.
http://www.nigerianewstoday.com.ng/unilag-students-police-clash-3-wounded/
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