The University of Uyo which just resumes second semester only to spring surprises to the faculty of science students that their lecture venue has been moved to the University’s permanent site.
By this act, the science faculty students that stayed in the school hostel were thrown out of the school hostel.
On the school bus that would have served as an alternative means of transportation for students staying off campus, the school authority announced that each student has to pay a hundred Naira before using the school bus that was supposed to be free.
The students protested this development and blocked Ikot Ekpene Road in Uyo.
As a result, the police came to calm the situation only to join hands with the security officials in the school to inflict more pains and 3 students were gunned down in the process. Gunshots were heard around the University Town Campus for hours.
The students took laws into their hands by burning down the VC’s office.
An interview with a security officer indicated that it was the Police that miss fired and said that they are not ready to take responsibility of the action.
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