UI students protest against hike in school fee, shut down activities

Thousands of students at the University of Ibadan have protested against a hike in school fees and other issues.

The angry students blocked all entrances to the institution, locking out both academic and non-academic staff. This put academic activities in the citadel of learning on hold .

The aggrived students, who converged this morning for the protest , said that the school management has been unfair to them.

A protesting male student said, “We are protesting against the injustice and insensitivity of the school authorities to our plight. They plan to shed power, meaning we’ll have days in darkness. How are we supposed to study?”

He continued, “They have also hiked school fees to an unimaginable extent. Our parents can’t afford it. Even feeding is difficult, and now they are increasing tuition fees. Enough is enough.”

Another issue, according to the students, is the victimization of colleagues who protested previously. They mentioned that some students were arrested and remain detained for opposing the injustice.

Three female science students stated that their situation is worse, with fees increasing from about N78,000 to over N300,000. Some are paying N200,000.

The protest also disrupted a program scheduled for 10:am at the Department of Economics, CBN Hall.