Indications emerged on Tuesday evening that the management of Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), has proscribed the Students’ Union Government of the institution and ordered students to vacate the premises of Oye and Ikole campuses.
This was made known to Newsafresh.com by Police Public Relations Officer of Ekiti State Command, DSP Caleb Ikechukwu, while answering questions on the situation of the school after an earlier violent protest.
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The students had protested irregular power supply earlier in the day but hoodlums were said to have hijacked the peaceful demonstration and unleash terror on citizens, destroying properties and injuring many.
Ikechukwu said the school authority notified the police of the development and has ordered students to vacate Oye and Ikole campuses until peace is restored.
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He added that weapons were recovered from the scenes of the mayhem and full scale investigation has commenced.