ABUJA – The Nigerian Police Force Wednesday, tear-gassed  members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, University of Abuja branch as they mobilise for their protest into the streets of the Federal Capital City, Abuja.
Eyewitnesses said that the lecturers had gathered at the mini-campus of the university at  Gwagwalada for the protest when suddenly policemen and plain clothes security personnel took over the entire arena and prevented them from the embarking on the protest.
Speaking to journalists, the zonal Chairman of ASUU, Dr. Clement Chup said ASUU sent a letter to the Commissioner of Police at Gwagwalada to notify  him of their  protest but was surprised when they were prevented by Police from entering into campus.
According to him, “We members of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU of University of Abuja had actually planned to carry out a peaceful demonstration today . What we planned was to have a community marching just to march through some major streets in Abuja, to sensitize the public on the essence of our strike. You will agree with me that the strike that has been on for the past four months now is a cause for worry for everybody. We wanted to tell members of the public we are on strike because  the Federal Government have refused to implement the agreement they had with our members since 2009.
“But unfortunately when we got to the campus this morning (Wednesday), we were prevented from entering the campus by Policemen. When they prevented us from entering the campus we sat down helplessly outside the gate, just chatting and trying to put heads together, the Policemen came around and tear gassed us several times to disperse us”.

Chup continued, “We were wondering why, a security agent that are suppose to provide security for law abiding citizens would turn around and begin to oppress the same people they are suppose to provide security for. It was really a cause for worry, even as they threw over 13 canisters of tear gas at us. Some of us were soaked in the tear gas and one of us who has asthma condition was rushed to the hospital.
“We insisted that it is our right so at the end of the day we were able to carry out our protest at a point in front of the university gate. When they tried to stop us and they didn’t succeed they now allowed us to carry out our protest at the gate., where we displayed our banners, sang our solidarity song and left”.

Very funny

Y didnt u guz protest since july ist.... Y didnt u guz protest since july ist.......no work no pay don de fire una abi

roli21: Y didnt u guz protest since july ist.... Y didnt u guz protest since july ist.......no work no pay don de fire una abi

Disregard them,they are bunch of nincompoop,having known that december is just around the corner and they need to feed the family,it is now @the eleventh hour they deem it invaluable to sensitize the entire public of their selfish and one track mind agreement which the federal government declined to implement...Fools

Good for them, now they will feel little of what the students are facing right now, awon enemy of progress oshi.

This is not helping matters....So this strike na till end of time.......sure say dis strike no go reach 2017 as predicted by T B Joshua because his prediction dey work o and the way I dey see am FG is not ready to yeild to ASUU's demand and for ASUU, pride no go let them suspend dis strike after all these months instead make dem die of hunger

E bi like say I go port go Ghana go start business for five years if possible marry, then whenever them call off, I come and finish where i stopped at

Hustle still in progress. Leave those lecturers hunger go soon pursue dem enter inside lecture hall.

fabby26: This is not helping matters....So this strike na till end of time.......sure say dis strike no go reach 2017 as predicted by T B Joshua because his prediction dey work o and the way I dey see am FG is not ready to yeild to ASUU's demand and for ASUU, pride no go let them suspend dis strike after all these months instead make dem die of hunger

E bi like say I go port go Ghana go start business for five years if possible marry, then whenever them call off, I come and finish where i stopped at

Oh my God! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaha