Police Flames up a Peaceful Movement to a full Riot as they Kill 3 students at University of Uyo

Several sources have told reported the Nigerian police in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State, yesterday shot dead three protesting students at the University of Uyo. One of our sources said he was certain only of one casualty, but the other said the figure was higher.

Several sources disclosed that the students were demonstrating against the introduction of transport fees.

Eyewitnesses said a peaceful procession on campus turned violent, leading to the burning down of the vice chancellor’s office located at Ikpa Road in Uyo.

“At least three students were shot and killed by the police,” said a student source. He added that the police contingent had been brought in to quell the uprising.

Unconfirmed reports said university officials have closed down the school indefinitely after the protests that turned violent.

An eyewitness told SaharaReporters that the protest was started by engineering students protesting the introduction of fares for the school bus shuttle. The school earlier moved   the engineering faculty and the faculty of sciences from the town campus to the permanent site at Nsukara Offot. “The distance between the two locations is very far,” said the source. He added: “Before now the school provided buses that shuttled between the two campuses of the university, and the bus service was free to all students. Now this morning the students woke up to the announcement that a fee of 100 naira has been fixed for the bus services.”

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