UI STUDENTS CLASH WITH POLICE
-MAIN GATE TURNS BATTLE GROUND
-POLICE BREAKS INTO SHOPS
-INNOCENT CITIZENS ARRESTED
Violence reared its ugly in the nation's premier university,
University of Ibadan as Students of the University fired the first
salvo in what they described as 'war against FG's proposed
privatization of university hostels'.
The peaceful protest which started in the early hours of the day
turned violent when the anti-riot police who have been laying siege on
the Varsity gate for about four days moved to disperse the protesters
who were bound to Media houses in Ibadan metropolis to register their
displeasure against the proposed privatization of varsity hostels by
General Obasanjo.
Tear gas canisters and gunshots rent the air as student protesters
traded stones, sticks and broken bottles with the police. The clash
assumed a new dimension when policemen rained tear gas canisters on
Agbowo Shopping Complex direct opposite the Varsity gate and then
broke into shops to loot and indiscriminately arrested shop owners and
innocent citizens who ran into the scene.
In a special release issued by the Students Union, the Students
registered their displeasure against privatization of university
hostels and passionately appealed to intending investors to desist
from the federal government's privatization bid for 'it shall be
unreservedly thwarted by Nigerian Students, regardless of whose ox is
gored'
It would be recalled that the protest against privatization of
university hostels started consequent upon the unveiling of Federal
government's privatization agenda on the 14th October 2004 by the
Minister for Education. (ref: Guardian newspaper October 15, 2004)
BY: MR. CHINONSO MICHEAL
A FUN TO THE CLUB
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SPECIAL FUN PRAYERS FOR NIGERIANS FOR THIS 2005
May your enemies struggle to hide their past like James Ibori, may they run helter skelter like Chris Ngige, and when they struggle, may they be frustrated like Chris Uba..." "In 2005, may you manage your enemies better than Audu Ogbeh". "May our lives not be as meaningless as Obasanjo's speeches and reforms. But may our happiness increase like fuel prices in Nigeria. I hope this is a "good wish".Have a wonderful day/Laugh
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