Activities at the Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, were paralysed, yesterday, as National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, protested the hike in tuition fees at Lagos State University, LASU, and other tertiary institutions in the state.
The protesters demanded the immediate reversal of the new tuition fees of all tertiary institutions in the state.
Other demands includes: the reinstatement of LASU Student Union, opening of Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Ijanikin, and improvement of infrastructure at all state-owned tertiary institutions.
It would be recalled that the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Aderemi Ibirogba, had in an interview with Vanguard, said the increment was based on the recommendation of the visitation panel led by Justice Olaseinde Silva.
The students, who came in their hundreds, barricaded the entrance to the office of Governor Babatunde Fashola and other roads, obstructing the free flow of traffic for several hours.
They ensured that vehicular movement into and out of the governor’s office were stalled and demanded to see the governor.
However, attempts to see the governor by the protesters proved abortive, as they refused to yield to the demands of the security officials who pacified them to leave the premises.
Speaking on behalf of NANS, Lagos State, Mr. Aibana Adeyemi, condemned the increment of LASU tuition fees from N25,000 to N250,000.
He said: “It is an attempt by government to deprive children of low income- earners the opportunity of attending tertiary institutions.”
Adeyemi warned that if the governor refused to yield to their demands, the students might be forced to confront the authorities.
…as Police arrest man over LASU final-yr student’s death
By EVELYN USMAN
IKEJA—The Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, said it had commenced investigation into the death of a final-year female student of Lagos State University, Ojo.
The deceased, identified as Chinyere Ezeala, reportedly visited her boyfriend, one Ifeanyi Sunday last Thursday, at his Ejigbo abode. But next day, Chinyere was discovered stone dead on her lover’s bed with a wrapper tied to her chest.
Confused, Ifeanyi was said to have gone to report the incident at Ejigbo Police Division, where he was subsequestly arrested.
Thereafter, the Police, visited the scene and removed the corpse to Isolo General Hospital mortuary.
The cause of Chinyere’s death was yet to be ascertained yesterday as the command said it was still awaiting the autopsy report.
A police source described as rumour, initial report that Chinyere was murdered, explaining that there was no injury on her body to ascertain the claim.
He said the autopsy would state what killed the student, who would have concluded her degree programme in three months.
The protesters demanded the immediate reversal of the new tuition fees of all tertiary institutions in the state.
Other demands includes: the reinstatement of LASU Student Union, opening of Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Ijanikin, and improvement of infrastructure at all state-owned tertiary institutions.
It would be recalled that the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Aderemi Ibirogba, had in an interview with Vanguard, said the increment was based on the recommendation of the visitation panel led by Justice Olaseinde Silva.
The students, who came in their hundreds, barricaded the entrance to the office of Governor Babatunde Fashola and other roads, obstructing the free flow of traffic for several hours.
They ensured that vehicular movement into and out of the governor’s office were stalled and demanded to see the governor.
However, attempts to see the governor by the protesters proved abortive, as they refused to yield to the demands of the security officials who pacified them to leave the premises.
Speaking on behalf of NANS, Lagos State, Mr. Aibana Adeyemi, condemned the increment of LASU tuition fees from N25,000 to N250,000.
He said: “It is an attempt by government to deprive children of low income- earners the opportunity of attending tertiary institutions.”
Adeyemi warned that if the governor refused to yield to their demands, the students might be forced to confront the authorities.
…as Police arrest man over LASU final-yr student’s death
By EVELYN USMAN
IKEJA—The Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, said it had commenced investigation into the death of a final-year female student of Lagos State University, Ojo.
The deceased, identified as Chinyere Ezeala, reportedly visited her boyfriend, one Ifeanyi Sunday last Thursday, at his Ejigbo abode. But next day, Chinyere was discovered stone dead on her lover’s bed with a wrapper tied to her chest.
Confused, Ifeanyi was said to have gone to report the incident at Ejigbo Police Division, where he was subsequestly arrested.
Thereafter, the Police, visited the scene and removed the corpse to Isolo General Hospital mortuary.
The cause of Chinyere’s death was yet to be ascertained yesterday as the command said it was still awaiting the autopsy report.
A police source described as rumour, initial report that Chinyere was murdered, explaining that there was no injury on her body to ascertain the claim.
He said the autopsy would state what killed the student, who would have concluded her degree programme in three months.
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