Two killed in Ogun varsity students' protest
Two people have been reportedly killed in Monday's students' protest at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State.
Several students, including the university's student union president have been arrested and taken to Ijebu-Igbo.
The cause of the protest, our correspondent gathered was the state government's directive, asking the institution authorities to stop students owing tuition fees from writing the forthcoming examinations.
The state government had earlier said students owing school fees would be barred from the forthcoming examinations.
Following the expiration of the deadline given to students of the institution to regularize their records, the state government directed that only those that met the deadline should commence their examinations for the 2012/2013 Harmattan Semester which begins on Monday.
This was made known in a statement by the Secretary to the state Government, Taiwo Adeoluwa.
The government warned all students who have not completed the registration formalities, or fully paid their school fees, to stay away from the university campuses.
The government, Mr. Adeoluwa said, had compelled the university authorities to postpone the harmattan semester examination three times in the past to allow all students to regularize their records.
He said five categories of students were identified in the student audit conducted by the Olusegun Osinowo Visitation Panel set up in 2011 to review situation in the university.
The first category of students included those who are properly registered, have matriculation numbers and are up to date in the payment of their school fees.
The second consist of students who have matriculation numbers but requested that they be allowed to pay their school fees in installment; while the third category are those who have matriculation numbers but have defaulted in the payment of school fees over the years because they claimed their parents could not afford to pay.
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