Students of the
University of Ibadan on Thursday blocked the Mokola-Oojo Road in the Oyo State
capital and beat up a journalist while protesting the death of a
student, Mayowa Alaran.
Alaran
was said to have collapsed while watching the UEFA Champions League match
between Barcelona and Bayern Munich at the common room of Independent Hall on
Wednesday night.
After attempts by his
colleagues failed to revive him at the scene, he was reportedly rushed to the
school health centre, popularly called Jaja, where he eventually died. The
students anger was said to have risen as a result of the failure of the
hospital’s ambulance to arrive early.
The protesting
students blocked the Sango-Ojoo Road, causing huge traffic along the route and
the environs.
Two police vans were
stationed in front of the school but they did not stop the students from
showing their displeasure with the death of their colleague.
Effort by the
institution’s spokesperson, Olatunji Oladejo, to persuade the students to
return to the campus fell on deaf hears.
The students refused
to allow journalists to use camera or record the protest as they also attacked
those who used their phones to record their scenes.
Mr. Sola Adeyemo of
the New Telegraph was beaten up by the students while his
phone was seized from him.
His clothes were torn
before the police came to his rescue.
Source: The punch
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