Protesting students of the University of Benin
(UNIBEN), Benin City, Edo State have blocked the
ever-busy Benin/Lagos expressway, taking to street
football match.
The students have equally shut down the main
gates leading to the Ugbowo main campus of the
university, depriving staff of the institution from
leaving or going into the school premisses.
Students were protesting failure of the school
management to restore electricity and water to
those living in the university’s hostels.
The protest which commenced at about 6.a.m on
Friday has halted vehicular movements in and out
of the ancient city of Benin.
CAMPUS GIST correspondent said many travelers to
and from Lagos were forced to take to other
alternatives, including the popular Benin bypass.
CAMPUS GIST reliably gathered that the students
had earlier written to the school management to fix
the water and electricity problems but nothing had
been done to resolve the issue.
At about 11:30 a.m, the ever-busy and commercial
Ugbowo axis of the city was at a standstill.
Efforts to obtain comment from the university’s
public relations officer (PRO), Mr Michael Osasuyi,
proved abortive.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. F.F.O Orumwense;
Registrar, Mrs O. A. Oshodin and PRO were said to
be out of town when our news crew called at their
offices.
This is not the first time students of the University
of Benin will be protesting against epileptic power
supply and lack of water in the school’s hostels.
Postgraduate students of the school had last
semester, protested against the development.
Young-po Reporters 