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As the UNILAG/MAU crisis gets worse, Unilag students have threatned to extend their protests to the Ikeja International Airport, Central Bank of Nigeria and the NNPC.
It can be recalled that the students of the varsity have blocked major roads in the first two days of protests, including the ever busy Third Mainland bridge in lagos, preventing free flow of traffic for several hours.
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They futher revealed to NigerianEye that their next stage of the protest would be the Ikeja Airport, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company and the Central Bank of Nigeria.
One of them, Martin Awolo, said, “We are going to the airport tomorrow, then NNPC and CBN. We are going to protest at these places. Our plan is to visit all the top organisations in the state. There is no giving up until Jonathan reverses this provocative decision.”
Another student, Mr. Saheed Adebayo, said, “We are going on strike for a month. We don’t care about our studies. Jonathan must not go free. He can’t change the name of our university. The name UNILAG carries weight. We have no business with Abiola.”
A student who identified himself simply as Wale said that students at all the campuses of the university across the state would be mobilised to join them in a sympathy protest.
“We are marching to Idi-Araba, LUTH; we heard that students there are having lectures. No student is to have lecture. We must all join the strike,” he said.
However, some students used the opportunity to destroy and loot items at a filling station inside the UNILAG AP and Total filling station on Herbert Macaulay Way.
A salesman at the TOTAL filling station, who identified himself as Soji, said that the students took gallons of engine oil worth over N10, 000 and also fuelled their cars and bikes with petrol without paying a dime.
He said, “The students came in groups and grabbed me. They were shouting, telling me to fuel their cars and bikes. When I refused, they said they were going to beat me up.”
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The students were also seen harassing a female sales girl when she refused to heed their demands. Aside from looting gallons of engine oil and fuelling their cars, the students took soft drinks and snacks from the stations without any payment.
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Is this a protest or looting? Are these folks students or 'area boys?' They are going too far. Unilag is being fund by FGN ąЙd̶̲̥̅̊ same FGN just renamed her institution ąЙd̶̲̥̅̊ what is their problem? This madness must be curbed by the appropriate agencies before it gets out of hands asap! Unilag babes: rubbish is that Why? They were sent to school?
ReplyDeleteStrike and protest; I support BUT stealing and intimidating; MBANU! D student must sort d people's support in their struggle.
ReplyDelete@ anonymous 1 ..it is obvious u dint go to Unilag..u cant just understand it..u too shallow to get what is in a brand name..
ReplyDeleteI have said it before, Unilag students always over do things, what happened to a peaceful demonstration? i tire for them
ReplyDeleteYes they are rogue, very indiscipline set of people.
ReplyDeleteThe decision had been made by the FGN and there would be no reversal.If they like strick for one year,that is their cup of tea. What is so special about this UNILAG,are they the best university in Nigeria Nation.People that attended Harvard do not make noise like the UNILAG students.They too dey do show,they should go and rest cus the deed had been done,ok.
ReplyDeleteSEE BEEF!
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