Auchi (Auchi Poly), Edo State, against the "no fees, no exmas policy" by
the school management, about 105 students have been arrested by the
Edo State Police Command.
The suspects reported to have confessed that they were cultists recruited
from the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu, Delta
State University, Abraka and the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma.
According to Mr Mahmmud Garuba, Dean, School of Evening Studies,
he noted that the disturbances could not had been the result of the "no
school fees, no exam policy" as the management had announced the
decision long ago.
His words: "Those that were denied access into the examination hall
were not students; as they have not registered since they claimed to have
gained admission into the polytechnic.
"Enough sensitisation was done on the "no school fees, no examination"
policy by the management and for them to go on riot and destroy
properties of the institution, it is unacceptable," he said.
Mr Mustapha Oshiobugie, Public Relations Officer of the polytechnic,
also said that those prevented from writing the examination were not
registered students of the institution.
It will be recalled that trouble started on the campus of the polytechnic
when security operatives prevented some students who had yet to pay
their tuition fees from writing their examinations.
The security operatives who were allegedly acting on the directive of the
management of the institution, were said to have also torn the
examination sheets of some of the students who forced their way into the
examination hall.
The development angered the students and sparked a riot that also
disrupted the conduct of the examination. The authorities of the school
immediately announced the closure of the institution.
(NL)
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