Two Students Of FIDEI Poly, Policemen Killed During Protest
the two students have been killed and another hospitalized, while assets belonging to the institution had been also destroyed all through the disaster that broke out early Tuesday and Wednesday evening on the polytechnic.
FIDEI polytechnic is owned by means of Rev. Fr. Chris Utov of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi.
an eye witness, Terfa Guum, instructed our correspondent on the smartphone that the affected assets encompass the bakery, bursary, the ranch and pen residence.
SHAWA thugs allegedly invaded the organization to dislodge some college students who have been protesting peacefully over their exclusion from the ongoing second semester examinations.
Guum said hassle commenced while final year college students who had been owing lessons had been barred from writing the exam.
“This made the scholars to stage a peaceful protest,” Guum stated.
He said that at once the protest started, policemen stormed the college premises, shooting tear gas and capturing sporadically.
Guum stated, “inside the procedure, a pupil was hit on the chest and died immediately, even as some other died within the medical institution.”
The institution’s authority subsequently cancelled the exam.
Angered by this, the students allegedly regrouped and embarked on large destruction of the school’s belongings.
when contacted, the Rector of the institution, Ugo Abah, said he became on his way to the Police headquarters, Makurdi, to make a proper grievance.
In response, Police Public family members’ officer, ASP Moses Yamu, said, “Miscreants and students overpowered policemen for the duration of a non violent protest within the school, injured two cops and broken six automobiles, one belonging to the police.”
Yamu said 21 individuals were arrested to date.
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