Students in Osun state-owned
tertiary institutions, on Monday, held hostage the deputy governor of
the state, Titi Laoye-Tomori, at the State Secretariat, in Osogbo.
tertiary institutions, on Monday, held hostage the deputy governor of
the state, Titi Laoye-Tomori, at the State Secretariat, in Osogbo.
Before the hostage-taking incident, the students had marched to the
secretariat to protest against the prolonged strike by their lecturers.
secretariat to protest against the prolonged strike by their lecturers.
Their lecturers have been on an indefinite strike for over three months ago, over unpaid salaries and other reasons.
Majority of the students are from Osun State Polytechnic, Iree;
Osun State College of Technology, Esa Oke; Colleges of Education in Ila
and Ilesa.
Osun State College of Technology, Esa Oke; Colleges of Education in Ila
and Ilesa.
After they arrived at the main gate of the state secretariat, gooo/news/unpaid-salaries-students-protest-paralyse-activities-at-osun-secretariat/”>Punch reports that they barricaded the entry points.
Shortly after, the Deputy Governor, was driven to the secretariat
but the students prevented her convoy from entering the premises.
but the students prevented her convoy from entering the premises.
Some of the students were said to have laid on the ground in front
of her car while some other, laid behind the car, hence, making it
impossible for the vehicle of the deputy governor to enter the premises
or retreat.
of her car while some other, laid behind the car, hence, making it
impossible for the vehicle of the deputy governor to enter the premises
or retreat.