The kids clarified that the school administration had not been fair to them when they issued the strong warning that the protest should not be captured on camera.
At the University of Ibadan, thousands of students have demonstrated against a rise in tuition and other concerns.
The obviously irate students moved in great numbers to block all of the institution’s entrances as early as 8 a.m.
Staff members who were not academic were also locked outside the gates.
Once every door had been shut, they proceeded from faculty to faculty to make sure that all academic activity had been completely stopped.
The kids clarified that the school administration had not been fair to them when they issued the strong warning that the protest should not be captured on camera.
Some of them who spoke with Vanguard said three issues compelled them to troop out.
A male student said, “We are protesting against injustice and insensitivity of the state school authorities to our plight.”
“You can imagine the authorities saying they will be shedding power henceforth, which means there are days we will be in darkness. How do they expect us to study?”.
“Secondly, they have hiked school fees astronomically to an unimaginable proportion. Do they want us to abandon our studies? Our parents are saying there is no money. Even feeding is difficult and we are still trying to wriggle out of this they are bringing hike in tuition fees. We cannot take this any longer. Enough is enough”.
“The third issue is the victimization of some of our colleagues who protested last time. The police have arrested them and up to now, they are still being detained for saying no to injustice. They are hurting us and they don’t want us to complain.”
Three female students who are in science said the situation is worse for them as they have to pay through their noses.
One of them said when she gained admission, she paid around N78,000 but now she is asked to pay over N300,000; some are paying N200,000.
The event disrupted the early take-off of a programme scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Department of Economics, CBN Hall.
The students went to the premises and shut all the gates, while a few staff members who managed to trek from the gates scampered for safety.