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RIOT: UNN Shut As Students, Police Clash RAZE VC's HOUSE TO THE GROUND !

Posted by Paul "EFCC" Hawk Adams on January 17, 2010 at 1:50am
One of Nigeria’s premier universities, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka was on Saturday shut down by the school’s authorities following the destruction of properties by rampaging students who were protesting the new hike in their tuition. The institution’s Registrar, Mr. I. Okonta in a statement directed all students to vacate their hostels till further notice. Investigation revealed that tuition was increased form N25, 000 to N70, 000, convocation fees was increased from N6, 000 to N35, 000 while acceptance fees was hiked from N6000 to N25000. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Bath Okolo whose official residence was destroyed during the riot was reported to have triggered the conflict when he told the Students’ Union executives that had waited for hours to meet with him to dialogue on the issue that he had no time for meetings with them. The executives who left in anger promised to take their destinies in their hands and started mobilizing fellow students from the popular Ziks flat hostel accommodation before they marched to the Vice Chancellors residence on Saturday morning. At the Vice Chancellors residence the students reportedly went in ransacking the entire residence before destroying the building and vehicles in the compound. Their action prompted the authorities to invite the police from the Nsukka Division who managed to chase the students out of the school to the streets. Eyewitnesses said the students went on rampage again on the streets destroying vehicles and burning tires. They barricaded the Adani and Obollo-Affor road and marched to Opi Junction near the 9th mile-Oturkpo Highway where they disrupted vehicular traffic for a while before they were dislodged by mobile policemen and soldiers. Several students were allegedly shot during the riot by police and they are receiving treatment at the Bishop Shanahan hospital near the school. A female student, Onyiye Ngwu of the department of nursing who was shot in the leg is being treated at the schools medical centre. Enugu Police spokesman, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu confirmed that the police arrested many students in relation to the riot but was not sure of the exact number. The University of Nigeria has two campuses; one is located in Nsukka and the other is in Enugu
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