LAUTECH Shut Down As Students Protest Over Expulsion Of Colleagues

LAUTECH Shut Down As Students Protest Over Expulsion Of Colleagues

Ladoke Akintola Universitu of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso was on Monday shut down as a result of protest staged by the students of the institution who were supported by members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).

The students it was learnt were protesting against the expulsion and suspension of 12 students by the institution’s management.

The university’s main gate was shut down by the protesters as early as 6:30am, preventing workers and other students from entering.

This protest disrupted plans by the management of the institution to start examinations today.

Abdulafeez Adeoti, son of the immediate past Secretary to the State Government of Osun, Moshood Adeoti, was one of the students expelled over post-students union election violence in the school on June 13.

The school management, after considering the report of a panel of inquiry into the violence, had expelled four students and placed eight on suspension.

The protesters demanded the immediate reinstatement of the suspended and expelled students, some of whom were in their final year.

The Student’s Union Government president, Oluwaseun Laurel find it difficult to calm the demonstrators, saying he was not in support of the protest.

Some of the students also claimed that they were not informed about the protest.

 NANS has also kicked against the proposed increase in school fees.

It is however not clear whether the protest had anything to do with the school fees hike.