The Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti was on Sunday shut indefinitely following violent protest by students over the death of two of them.
The
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that trouble began on the
institution’s campus late Friday, when two of the students reportedly
complained of malaria.
They were said to
have been rushed to the Polytechnic Health Centre for treatment, but
their condition later became worse. They died in the early hours of
Saturday.
The Registrar of the institution, Mrs. Sade Adediran announced the immediate and indefinite closure of the school.
Adediran
did not however confirm whether any student actually died at the
Polytechnic Health Centre, said to be the trigger for the violent
protest.
The statement warned that any student found on campus after the closure would be apprehended and made to face the consequences.
NAN
gathered from campus sources that the students on learning that their
colleagues had died, quickly mobilised themselves, marched to the Health
Centre and burnt it down.
Apart from
also destroying some other property, the students blocked all roads
leading to the institution preventing free movement of vehicles.
One
of the students, who asked not to be mentioned, condemned the attitude
of the polytechnic authorities over their welfare and well-being.
He alleged that the only drug available at the health centre was paracetamol.
According
to him, paracetamol was also given the two students who were taken to
the centre, instead of being given effective malaria drugs or injection.
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