Fish out killers of UNIPORT student – TUC tells FG

The protest which initially started on a peaceful note, later turned violent with students destroying school property worth millions of naira.

“We appeal to all parents, civil society organisations and people of good conscience to rise up against the unwarranted and cold blooded killing of these students, whose only offence was protesting against the policy of the authorities of the University of Port Harcourt”.

“We call on the authorities of the University of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, the Inspector General of Police and the Minister of Education to as a matter of urgency identify and prosecute those who killed the student”.

“Students are being victimised @UNIPORT, in d face of this economic hardship student are compelled to pay hefty tuition #BlackmondayUniport”, a student wrote on Twitter.

Atsuwete also said the management of University of Port Harcourt should be held responsible for the death of the student. We are anxious that if these unarmed protesting students will be killed in cold blood, then there is no guarantee that protesting workers or citizens will not be killed.

“Uniport! The school that is run like a military regime, where students have no say!”

Another student, who gave his name simply as Biggy, vowed that students would remain on the road until UNIPORT’s Vice Chancellor, Prof.

Ofurum was also the President of the Faculty of Management Science Students Association.

The policy, introduced in 2015, made payment of tuition fee a prerequisite for students’ sitting for examination.

“Senate has shut down the University of Port Harcourt with immediate effect”.

Firstly, in federal universities, we don’t pay tuition fees, government only allows us to take some charges in which we use to provide students certain services.

According to a statement on the school’s website, the 2015/2016 first semester examinations were scheduled to commence on Monday, April 11.

NAN learnt that six students sustained injuries in a clash with policemen who came to disperse the protesters.