Hundreds of students, who participated in #OAUsaysNO rally, blocked the 6-vehicle convoy, led by a bullet-proof Toyota SUV.
Tensions Between Presidential Convoy and participants of #OAUsaysNO rally
The leading vehicle, plate number 'Presidency' FG902-B02, attempted to clear the way for other cars through the crowd of protestors, who were voting against drastic increase of fees by the management of the institution. The rates have been increased from N17,000 to about N100,000.
Security personnel have fired several shots in an attempt to disperse the raging students.
The witnesses informed PremiumTimes via phone that two students have been wounded as the result of "sporadic" shots fired.
Free9jaexpo.blogspot.com would keep monitoring this development.
See some tweets from the witnesses below:
Eventho U Shoot At Us, We r Not Going To Fight!We r Not Goin 2 Throw Stone! But We Shal Say NO! #teamOAU #OauSaysNo pic.twitter.com/sGttsBCLC3
- #OAUsaysNO (@LoNgMaN_HayJay) May 22, 2014
Some of the bullets fired at us! @omojuwa @oau_gossipz RT #OauSaysNo minister's convoy involved. pic.twitter.com/snZEZxgZBi
- JUST KIDDING (@iam_tswagz) May 22, 2014
Crowd Protesting! A couple of guys were injured, they shot sporadically!! #Minister'sConvoy #OauSaysNo cc @omojuwa pic.twitter.com/WwFQUJLegn
- JUST KIDDING (@iam_tswagz) May 22, 2014
Your pple shot at us for protesting against oau students over 320pcent's fee increase. Cc @abati1990 @omojuwa pic.twitter.com/Ss6Ca6iKj4
- JUST KIDDING (@iam_tswagz) May 22, 2014
#OAUsaysNO. Not good....... pic.twitter.com/wZbKDAasMe
- ♥ Yhomi ♥ (@Yhemitz) May 22, 2014
but in ths pix no one is running "@LoNgMaN_HayJay: Students Running Here And There During The Gun Shots! #OauSaysNo pic.twitter.com/g4Cv21ZohG"
- #gud™ (@gud_fella) May 22, 2014
The student union President addressing OAU students during the #OAUsaysno protest in Osun state pic.twitter.com/buz4gnGSug
- OYA MAGAZINE™ (@OYAmagng) May 22, 2014
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