Police, students clash in Ibadan 17 hours ago Students of Federal College of Agriculture, Adabeji, Apata, Ibadan, early on Saturday clashed with police in front of the school, leading to a huge logjam on both ends of the Ibadan/Abeokuta motorway and commotion in the school premises. Eyewitnesses said the students were demanding for the release of one of them who was arrested by the police. Trouble began when some students of the institution mounted a road block around their Bora Hostel, begging for money from motorists in preparation for Bora Week celebration. The hostel is located some kilometres away from the school. One of the students, who refused to be named, said the police approached the group on the road to put a stop to the act, which led to the arrest of one of them. “I am a member of the school’s Man O War and we were having our morning training when some students ran into the school from Bora hostel. They said the police arrested Boluwatife, alias Active. He is aspiring for a students’ union position in the school. They said some students ran away when they saw the police but Bolu did not run away, leading to his arrest and detention,” he said. The student added that around 9:30am, several students were mobilised. They all went to the Apata police station to secure the release of Boluwatife but they were told to come back at 10am. “We told them that it was almost 10am and that we preferred to wait but they forcefully sent us out of the station. This led to the students’ fury. They mounted a road block on the major road while seven canisters of tear gas were fired by the police. Bolu was later released,” he added. Attempt by our correspondent to reach the state Police Public Relation Officer, Olabisi Ilobanefor, on the telephone failed while her second in command, Basiru Adewale, said he was on his annual leave and could not offer any information on the issue. Copyright PUNCH. All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. Contact: editor@punchng
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 16:51:49 +0000
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