Rivers Varsity Students Protest Assault on Colleague by Man ‘O’ War Personnel
From ERIC MOORE, Port Harcourt
Some students of Rivers State University (RSU) on Thursday, staged a peaceful protest, alleging human rights abuses by some personnel of Man ‘O’ War in the institution.
It was gathered that the protest was as a result of assault melted out on a Year 1 Student of Social Science Faculty by a personnel of Man ‘O’ War on Wednesday, which resulted to serious injuries on one of eyes of the student.
Report gathered said the victim walked on the pavement at the Man ‘O’ War office located at Hostel F, which made some of the personnel to allegedly assault him.
Some of the protesters demanded the disbandment of the institution’s Man ‘O’ War over gross human rights abuses.
The Police were drafted to the scene to prevent any breakdown of law and order.
Meanwhile, the President of Student Union Government (SUG) of the institution, Omubo-Pepple Abinye, has condemned the attack on the student.
Abinye expressed: “Firstly, I have to express my complete displeasure with the Man “O” War for carrying out that brutal act on one of my students. I understand the frustration of my students that protested today.”
He said a meeting was convened by the RSU authority to ascertain what led to the alleged assault, but it (meeting) was abruptly stopped when the stakeholders at the meeting got wind of the demonstration.
“That meeting was abruptly halted when we got wind of the protest and had to rush down there to restore order to our peaceful and loving students who were simply displeased with the act carried out on one of their own.
“Myself, DSA and VC all addressed the students and the VC assured the students that a judgement will be reached tomorrow morning (Friday ) in a meeting.
“Our peaceful students eventually dispersed back to their respective classrooms.”
Meanwhile, some of the angry students told Pentoks News that they obeyed their Vice Chancellor and SUG President to disperse, but await the outcome of the meeting on Friday, as promised by the university authority.
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