Protest is ongoing at the Federal University of Technology, Akure as students blocked the Akure–Ilesa Expressway, Akure, Ondo State.
The students are protesting the death of one of them who reportedly had an accident on Monday evening. The school’s security guards were accused by the students of not opening the gate for them to take the victim to the hospital after the accident, which led to the victim’s death. The students claimed that the victim would have survived if he had been allowed to be taken to the hospital.
SaharaReporters had earlier reported that students were mobilising to protest at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, after a student died as a result of the negligence of the school authorities and the health workers.
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