The management of Bowen University this morning closed the school
indefinitely following students' protest last night. All students have
been asked to leave the university while some students who were detained
last night after the riot are yet to be released.
Blazingchild
exclusively gathered that the students were forced to take the law into
their hands, following several appeals by the students over the poor
facilities provided in the university, which the management of the
instituion fail to attend to
Some of their grievances include epileptic power and inadequate water supply. The Students razed down buildings, smashed cars and caused mayhem all over the university campus.
A student who craved anonymity narrated the incidence
"This
issue has been going on for some time now, in fact, it started during
the tenure of the last VC but it wasn't as bad as this, this new VC made
it worse. At times they'll supply light for just few hours especially
in the morning, it's just so annoying and painful. We pay over N400, 000
as school fees yet we don't enjoy all the basic amenities a private
university should have. It's not just fair...
They take
the light by 8am, and bring it back by 8pm and it goes off by 11pm
again. We don't have water, no socket light, while our lecturers are in
AC offices and cars. We have time table for eating. 7-9am for breakfast,
12-3 for lunch and 6-8 for dinner. Most times we have classes during
these periods"
Didn't you make formal complaints? "Yes we did but it's been story upon story. Nothing has really been done."
Heard
some places were razed down, "Sadly it was, it took a dramatic
dimension, we didn't know it was going to escalate to this level. It
just shows the level of frustration that has set in. The boys left their
hostels for the temporary site and burnt some stuffs down. That's all I
can say for now."
They had to use tear gas to stop the protest!
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