Students of D.S. Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Itori, Ogun State yesterday blocked the Lagos Abeokuta expressway over the abduction of two students have by gunmen.
The protesting students
New Telegraph learnt that, the gunmen attacked one of the hostels of the students, located at Afowowa, Ewekoro Local Government Area of state around 1am on Wednesday and forcefully took the students away to an unknown location.
It was further gathered that the gunmen shot one of the students and made away their valuables.
Angered by the development, the students in their hundreds blocked the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in protest of the abduction.
The aggrieved students alleged that the police had refused to respond to distress calls while the attack lasted for almost four hours, unhindered.
One of the students who spoke to our correspondent said: “The gunmen attacked a hostel at Afowowa and operated for almost four hours.
“They made away with laptops and other belongings of our colleagues. We called the police, but there was no response. Later, the police said their vehicle was not in good condition.
“When they (police) finally arrived, they said the students should lead in facing the gunmen. One of the students was shot in the leg and others were badly injured. That is why we took to the street to protest.”
The students, who have earlier marched to the police station, barricaded the main road linking Abeokuta with Sango-Ota and Lagos.
Commuters on the road said they have been held in traffic for hours as the students refused to drop their agitation that the kidnapped students be rescued.
It was gathered that some police vans were stoned at the beginning of the protest.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) of the Ogun State Police Command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said he was aware of the protest.
He, however, said he had not been fully briefed about the cause of the demonstration.
(New Telegraph)
