Students protest in FUTA after reckless driver kills student

The students of Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State on Wednesday took to the streets to react against the killing of a fellow student, identified as Israel Anuolowapo by a careless driver.

Anuolowapo, a 100 level student of the Mathematics Department of the institution was allegedly killed by a vehicle in front of the university main gate on Tuesday.

During the protest, the students blocked the busy Ilesa-Akure Expressway, which caused gridlock on the road as motorists, especially travellers were delayed for several hours

It was learnt that it took the intervention of the men of the Ondo State Police Command, to appeal to the students.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Femi Joseph, said the matter had been resolved while the government had agreed to erect speed breakers on the expressway.

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“When we got the information of the protest, we immediately swung into action and appealed to them (students) but normalcy has returned to the place now.”

In reaction to the incident, the Head of Media and Protocols Unit of FUTA, Mr. Adegbenro Adebayo, said the school had met with the state government, to erect speed breakers on the road.

” It was a very unfortunate incident, it happened yesterday (Tuesday) and the boy died the same day at the hospital. We have formally informed the parents of the deceased. We have met with the government officials today (Wednesday) and our students have stopped the protest and they are all back on the campus and normal activities have resumed in the campus.

“The state government, through the ministry of transport has promised to erect speed breakers on the road and the work will start Thursday’’ he said

This is coming days after students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), were sent home and the school locked.

Also, students of Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), Okitipupa, on Monday morning took to the streets of the town to protest fee hike.

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