Police disperse protesting students with tear gas

Date: 2018-08-13

Policemen on Monday dispersed protesting students of the College of Education Ilorin, Kwara state with tear gas.

The students, who alleged that their lecturers were being owed six months pay by the Kwara State Government said the situation had denied them the opportunity to commence their semester examination.

The students started their protest from their school premises, matched through Ibrahim Taiwo road, Unity area and were heading to the Government House to lodge their complaints before their path was blocked by policemen at Unity Roundabout.

Police shot tear gas to disperse them. The students ran for their dear lives. Businesses along the road hurriedly locked their doors.

Many people including bank employees and our correspondent inhaled the tear gas and suffered the resulting inconvenience.

The command's Public Relations Officer, Mr. Okasanmi Ajayi told our correspondent that he was in a meeting. He added that the matter would be addressed.

The students who are supposed to start their semester exams on Monday (this morning) were unable to do so, as their lecturers embarked on a strike over non-payment of their salaries by the Kwara State Government.

The students embarked on the protest carrying placards with various inscriptions such as "Pay our lecturers."

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Madawaki Of Ilorin     Abdulwaheed Musa     Ibrahim Oniye     Memunat Monsuma     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Temi Kolawole     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Ileloke     KSIRS     Isiaq Khadeejah     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Shehu Raheem Adaramaja     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Agor     Grillo     Tunde Akanbi     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Gbemi Saraki     Oba Abdulrahim     Kale Kawu     Busari Alabi Alausa     Ibrahim Taiwo     Toyin Sanusi     Nurudeen Mohammed     KWIRS     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Sidikat Alaya     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Okiki     Hassan A. Saliu     Balikis Jawondo     Malete     Omu Aran     Kayode Ibrahim     Old Oyo     IHS     Ayedun     Lanre Badmus     Mutawalle     Read With Me     Kamoru Kadiri     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Eleyele     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Earlyon Technologies     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Tunji Oyawoye     Ijagbo Health Centre     Nigeria Customs Service     Hausa     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Olabimpe Olani     Yusuf Badmus     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Isau     Muritala Awodun     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Shade Omoniyi     Agboola Abdulraheem     Aliyu U. Tilde     Barakat Community Secondary School     Kwara State Polytechnic     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     SSA Youth     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Aminat Omodara     TIC     Oloye     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Rafiu Olasile     Dauda Adesola     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     John Olobayo     Risikat Lawal     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Omu-aran     Senate Presidency     Ahmad Lawan     Ben Duntoye     Hassanat Bello     Funke Adedoyin     Tsado Manman     Egbewole     Alapansapa     Lawan     ASUU     Ebola     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Gbugbu     Balogun Ajikobi     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Mohammed Lawal     Local Government Pension Board     Oyawoye     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Olokoba Sulyman     Yahya Mohammed     Lithium     James Kolo     Sulyman Tejidini     Saidu Isa     Michael Nzwekwe     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Ilota     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Dogara     Ajike People Support Centre     Gbemisola Saraki     Mohammed Saidu     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Logun     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Bayo Ajia     Kayode Laro     Amuda Musbau     Wahab Abayawo     Mazars Consulting     Adedipe     Toyin Sanusi     Peculiar Allowance     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Abubakar Imam     Kwara State Polytechnic     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Ethical College     Wole Oke     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Ojo Isekuse     Press Release     Clara Nwachukwu     Yakubu Danladi     Harafat E. Mukadam     Funmi Salau     Nigeria Customs Service     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Raji AbdulRasaq     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Igbomina     Hassan Saliu     Segun Ogunsola     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Henry Makinwa     Odolaye Aremu