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Massive Protests At Michael Okpara University, Umudike (39484 Views)

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fergie001: 3:26pm On Feb 06, 2024
There is a massive protest ongoing at the Federal University of Agriculture (renamed Michael Okpara University of Agriculture), Umudike in Abia State.

Reports say the protest had been brewing for months owing to the sharp increment in school fees at the end of last year.

Added to that, the University Management under the Vice Chancellor, Professor Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe, had commenced the implementation of a Biometric exercise that will restrict students who hadn't paid their school fees from partaking in the examination.

With the exams starting yesterday, the VC and his team went from hall fo hall, sending out students who defaulted, with some who really had paid affected by the inconsistency of the Biometric system.

However today, the students took laws into their hands, pounced on the VC, chased him out of the hall, destroying properties of the University amid teargas and gunshots from the school security.

The students were seen chanting "No Gree For Anybody", "we no go gree o"... chasing the VC, throwing stones and sticks at his official vehicle.

The University has been indefinitely shut down as students have taken over the Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Road, putting on bonfires, etc.

Iwe, a Professor of Food Science & Technology, is a former Head of Department, a former Dean of Students Affairs, and a former Deputy VC (Academics) of the Institution.

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Arobaga: 3:27pm On Feb 06, 2024
Country is in shambles while the useless fool that calls himself president is lying in hospital bed treating infection





Let the protest continue na from small like this e dey start before you know e don spread and revolution will creep in

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Hhansome(m): 3:34pm On Feb 06, 2024
People 1:0 Government.

This istration will favor me and my family.

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JayyXXX(m): 3:35pm On Feb 06, 2024
However, the students took laws into their hands, pounced on the VC, chased him out of the hall, destroying properties of the University








This is furcking WRONG....


It will only worsen things.

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fergie001: 3:37pm On Feb 06, 2024
Alleged manhandling of the VC

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fergie001: 3:37pm On Feb 06, 2024
Indefinite shutdown

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fergie001: 3:38pm On Feb 06, 2024
JayyXXX:
This is furcking WRONG....
Extremely wrong....

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fergie001: 3:39pm On Feb 06, 2024
Bonfires on the Umuahia/Ikot-Ekpene Road!

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Arobaga: 3:40pm On Feb 06, 2024
Dennisochampa:
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Curse all u want..... Obi won't rule 9ja...




Exactly the point my brother




This is same reason you people are shouting Ebi paws ooo every 2seconds



Hunger don use una face rub for floor



Obi will never come to the rescue Tinubu till 2096

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fergie001: 3:42pm On Feb 06, 2024
Police & SARS take over to restore calm, shooting brazenly upwards!

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Ebukamatth(m): 3:43pm On Feb 06, 2024
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Justicemy8(m): 3:43pm On Feb 06, 2024
wheres the skul located?? i knew that this student loan rubbish was a way of stealing from the poor and further enriching themselves, increase fed gvt uni skul fees, to raise money for student loan, then make the loan hard for the less priviledge to access.. is that not a perfect plan!!!

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Tjra: 3:43pm On Feb 06, 2024
Justicemy8:
wheres the skul located??
Umudike, Abia state.

The hunger don enter South East.

It is well cry

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Maks27: 3:44pm On Feb 06, 2024
In my school, the management charge us for everything possible. We have been paying constant 4k , 5k for school ID card since I was in 100 level ID card w no see. Not to mention school fee and crazy other charges that the school and it’s officials are stealing
Cost of living is very high and it has even skyrocketed since Tinubu won the election
Bag of pure water is 900
3Kg gas is 4000 and many more
May God punish the VC Nigeria Maritime University

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aariwa(m): 3:44pm On Feb 06, 2024
Consequences of denial of people an opportunity to elect their leaders. The chaos, hunger, hardship, hopelessness and anger all over the country is the direct result of the February 2023 falsified election results because the mandate thief has exposed himself as nothing more than a dunce and only skilled in criminality. After the rigged elections in February 2023 Femi Adeshina said Nigerians will miss buhari. Femi is a veteran journalist of almost 30 years who knew tinubu battle with gani Fawehimi of blessed memory over tinubu drug case, identity theft, certificate forgery etc so he knew tinubu even if you give him 30 years have nothing to offer Nigeria. A new Nigeria is possible with Peter Obi

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Cromagnon: 3:44pm On Feb 06, 2024
Arobaga:
Country is in shambles while the useless fool that calls himself president is lying in hospital bed treating infection





Let the protest continue na from small like this e dey start before you know e don spread and revolution will creep in
go and read about revolutions, except for American own all the rest brought nothing but misery

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Mimisboygreat: 3:44pm On Feb 06, 2024
Kindly tell them that the police is also shooting live rounds randomly at unarmed students!

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FalseProphet1(m): 3:44pm On Feb 06, 2024
sad
MyExpression(m): 3:45pm On Feb 06, 2024
Arobaga:
Country is in shambles while the useless fool that calls himself president is lying in hospital bed treating infection

Let the protest continue na from small like this e dey start before you know e don spread and revolution will creep in

Oh, he's still der...no wonder dem never dey give us Tinubu light again
Alexis11: 3:46pm On Feb 06, 2024
Attacking the VC is not necessary.


I thought they are all Billionaires from that part of the country?

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MyExpression(m): 3:46pm On Feb 06, 2024
For this hard time?

This one na mumu former Dean of Student affairs.

Him no reason the Student affairs well.

And see the reason in their letter...70% has paid, over 2000 still on the QUEUE TO ...he acknowledged that over 2000 were in waiting, yet the exams still went ahead.
Will they write while still on the queue?

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frankputer: 3:46pm On Feb 06, 2024
Collette VC,VC colleteeee
Throwback: 3:46pm On Feb 06, 2024
Alexis11:
Attacking the VC is not necessary.


I thought they are all Billionaires from that part of the country?

Hahahaha!

You no get joy ooo.

Let them enjoy the delusion for sometime naa.

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Alexis11: 3:46pm On Feb 06, 2024
Tjra:

Umudikw, Abia state.

The hunger don enter South East.

It is well cry

Lol na SE be the headquarters of hunger normally.


Forget all the Billionaires most are claiming on the internet. grin

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Adamux: 3:46pm On Feb 06, 2024
Arobaga:
Country is in shambles while the useless fool that calls himself president is lying in hospital bed treating infection




Let the protest continue na from small like this e dey start before you know e don spread and revolution will creep in
Looks like the hunger is specially dealing with you.

I see the way you always attack Yoruba people because of Tinubu. Northerners too were not spared your insults because we gave him our votes.

We should learn to attack issues, appraise policies and leave ethnic shaming.

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Nahunger(m): 3:47pm On Feb 06, 2024
angry

Give them some agbado to calm their nerves

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LibertyRep: 3:48pm On Feb 06, 2024
Ok
AntiChristian: 3:48pm On Feb 06, 2024
Spirit of Unknown Gunmen!

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EmmaLege: 3:48pm On Feb 06, 2024
angry
Throwback: 3:48pm On Feb 06, 2024
You mean billionaires no fit pay school fees?

Some of them that are owing are on Nairaland boasting that North and West are hungry, while they are lounging and chilling.

But we know better. The secret could not be contained for so long.

Some of them do not even know that they were sold to the parents they have come to know.

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