According to CrossRiverWatch, trouble started after the students accused the state Commissioner of Youths and Sports, Mr. Asu Okang, who the money was given to of holding back the money and refusing to disburse it for the various unions after they had brought their members.
It was also gathered that a former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio who was a guest at one of the events, also announced a donation of 5 million Naira to the students of UNICAL, his alma mata where he was once a former SUG Senate President. While the Commissioner is yet to clarify his role in the fiasco, the students however accuse him of ordering soldiers to fire live rounds at the protesters. One of the student leaders who spoke under anonymity said the students suspected that the Youths Commissioner wanted to abscond with the money.
“He called us and announced to us that each union will get one million while others will get 500k. He just announced but did not give us the cash and after the event, comrades became uneasy and we decided to protest and barricade the road at Transcorp hotel.
“It was in the course of our protest that the soldiers shot live bullets and wounded three persons under the directive of the Commissioner of Youths and Sports, Asu Okang.”
The SUG President of UNICAL, Anthony Afufu who confirmed that three students were shot, said he could not say for sure whether it was the Commissioner that ordered the shooting.
“Yes, soldiers shot three students during our protest at Transcorp junction. Two from my school and one from CRUTECH. They are all receiving treatment now at UCTH. I am even here with one of them at the moment.” He said.
Below are pictures of the wounded students and from the protest...
13 comments:
Bhet why? Gunshots? What happened to Teargas?
... Merited happiness
Soldiers shot students ke! Ok oh!!
U can imagine Nigeria Army.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH OUR PEOPLE IN POSITION OF AUTHORITY, THE COMMISSIONER SHOULD HAVE GIVEN THE STUDENTS REPS THEIR MONEY RATHER THAN CREATING THIS MESS
Haba killing our children and still lying on top of it. Chai God where are You?
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-D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds
Anybody wey kill Nigeria Student, fire bun dem (IDIRIS ABDULKAREEM)
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Useless country..imajine
This is what comes to. Fucking savages in uniform committing atrocities
Don't soldiers understand that the two most dangerous people to cross are students and the press it won't go away the next songs on the streets of calabar now will be " How many students soldiers go kill o how many students go kill hey una go kill us tire una go kill us tire hey hey hey una go kill us tire how many students soldiers go kill " then things will get out of hand I implore both sides to exercise caution we've got enough problems without adding this to it pls pls pls.
Wahalahi police get sense pass army.
Most of these soldiers are frustrated uneducated low ranking officers. I bet you none of them is a graduate either from NDA or any other higher institution so what do you expect.
You are correct. Uneducated,wicked tyrants.
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