There was commotion on Thursday morning at
the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, as
academic programmes were grounded, while
movements were restricted.This was as a result
of a protest by the students of the institution,
who were expressing their displeasure at an
attack on a student by suspected cult members
on Wednesday night. Some policemen, who
attempted entering the campus to quell the
unrest, were turned back at the gate by the
students, who held everyone within the campus
hostage for hours.
PUNCH Metro learnt that a clash between the
cultist and some students the previous night had
kept everybody awake.
A source in the Department of Mass
Communication explained that the clash started
after an unnamed student was attacked by some
cult members with machetes and was wounded.
On Thursday, the students took over the gates of
the school and chased away security men to
protest the Wednesday night attack.
One of the students at the gate told PUNCH Metro
that the security men guarding the campus had
failed in their duties.
It was observed that a few of the security men
had changed into mufti, while some of the
students who tried to record the riot with their
camera phones were assaulted.
The Rector, Dr. Kudirat Ladipo, later came to
address the protesters. She capped her address
with a prayer for peace on the campus.
SOURCE:http://www.pharmradiong..com/2013/09/yabatech-students-shut-down-campus.html?m=1