Students of Federal College of Agriculture,
Adabeji, Apata, Ibadan, early on Saturday clashed
with police in front of the school, leading to a
huge logjam on both ends of the Ibadan/
Abeokuta motorway and commotion in the
school premises. Eyewitnesses said the students
were demanding for the release of one of them
who was arrested by the police.
Trouble began when some students of the
institution mounted a road block around their
Bora Hostel, begging for money from motorists in
preparation for Bora Week celebration. The hostel
is located some kilometres away from the
school.
One of the students, who refused to be named,
said the police approached the group on the road
to put a stop to the act, which led to the arrest
of one of them.
“I am a member of the school’s Man O War and
we were having our morning training when some
students ran into the school from Bora hostel.
They said the police arrested Boluwatife, alias
Active. He is aspiring for a students’ union
position in the school. They said some students
ran away when they saw the police but Bolu did
not run away, leading to his arrest and
detention,” he said.
The student added that around 9:30am, several
students were mobilised. They all went to the
Apata police station to secure the release of
Boluwatife but they were told to come back at
10am.
“We told them that it was almost 10am and that
we preferred to wait but they forcefully sent us
out of the station. This led to the students’ fury.
They mounted a road block on the major road
while seven canisters of tear gas were fired by
the police. Bolu was later released,” he added.
Attempt by our correspondent to reach the state
Police Public Relation Officer, Olabisi Ilobanefor,
on the telephone failed while her second in
command, Basiru Adewale, said he was on his
annual leave and could not offer any information
on the issue...
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