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| UNILAG Student Protesting |
Authorities of University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, have ordered the closure of the gates of the main campus at Akoka due to protest by students.
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday staged a solidarity protest rally that paralysed academic activities in University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Lagos.
The protest rally which began at the early hours of the day, saw protesting students carrying placards and hurling insults at management of the institution.
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| UNILAG SHUT DOWN |
NANS representatives at the protest rally which held at the institution’s Senate building on Thursday, asked the management to rescind its decision, insisting that the rusticated students’ union leaders have not done anything unusual in mobilizing their colleagues to protest harsh conditions under which they were studying.
According to one of the protesters, “As enshrined in the constitution, every Nigerian has freedom to protest and to hold procession at any point in time. It smacks of high-handedness if the school authority will be sanctioning students’ union leaders because they asked their colleagues to protest unjust atmosphere they have been subjected to. All we are asking for is that the varsity’s senate should rescind their decision and let our fellow comrades continue with their academic activities,” Bola Ojikutu said.
Earlier, UNILAG Senate has recently rusticated some executive members of University of Lagos Students Union (ULSU) for allegedly spearheading the protest that shut down the institution for several weeks in April.
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| PROTESTING STUDENT IN UNILAG |