Expdonaloaded News; Unilag shut indefinitely as students protest

THE University of La­gos, Akoka has been shut indefinitely over protests by students, who were angered by the death of a third year student, by name Oluchi Anekwe. The deceased was electrocuted on Tuesday night at the campus. In a protest that en­sued, students blocked the entrance into the campus and demanded that the Vice Chancel­lor, Professor Rahman Bello should address the issue.
The VC reported­ly refused. In a statement, the President of the Stu­dents Union Govern­ment (SUG), Abiodun Martins, stated that the demise of the lady could have been avoided. He said: “The Uni­versity of Lagos Stu­dents’ Union, regrets to announce the passing away of the 300 level student of the Depart­ment of Accounting and till her death, she was a first class student, and a very active student in class, and also our condolence goes to her family, relatives and friends.”