The students of Lagos State University, Ojo, have staged a protest today, March 4.
The students shut both gates leading to the school in protest against soldiers torturing some students last week.
A parent who could not exit the campus told The PUNCH that the students locked up both the Iyana-Iba and Ojo gates, thereby preventing both vehicular and pedestrian movement.
He said, “We have been here for some hours. The students locked up both gates. Everywhere is filled with vehicles trying to come in and exit. The security men said the students shut the gates because their executives and some students were beaten by soldiers last week. We are all waiting at the gate, no movement.”
According to LASU Conscience, “LASU Students Protest “CSO must go!” Shut Gates “The protesting students demanded amongst other things that the LASU CSO be removed and consequent upon this, the school authorities removed and replaced the LASU CSO immediately.”
The institution’s Public Relations Officer promised to make enquiries on the cause of the protest and get back to our correspondent. But as of the time of filing this report, he had yet to reply to our enquiry as promised.
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