In a related development, protesting students of
Benue State University Makurdi, have shutdown the university campus and the
Makurdi-Gboko federal highway over a 100% school fee increment for new
entrants. The President of the Student Union Government, Mr Ojime Martins,
told Channels Television that the increment from 62,000 Naira to over 130,000
Naira for law students was outrageous. The students are demanding for a
reversal to the old school fees.
The protest began from shutting
down the school gate, but later spilled into the highway where vehicles were
denied access for about 30 minutes before officials of the Nigerian Police
Force stepped in to clear the protesting students from the highway in peaceful
dialogue.
After hours of protest by the
students and a siege on the university gate, the university management
arrived at the scene on the other side of the gate far away from the protesting
students for dialogue.
The Deputy Vice Chancellor in
charge of administration, Professor Julius Ashikor, pleaded with the students
to have a talk with the schools management, but some of the students refused
the university’s offer, citing instances of sell out by their leaders.
While the police have been able
to clear the federal highway for free flow of traffic, the siege on the
school’s gate had continued.
Channels TV
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