FUTA Students Protest Extortion, Harassment by Thugs Off Campus

Students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, on Monday protested the alleged harassment and extortion by some suspected thugs and cultists at the second entrance of the institution.

During the protest, the students barricaded the road that led to the second gate of the university, causing traffic logjam in the area for several hours.

They alleged that the thugs incessantly harassed those who live at off-campus at the South Gate Area, around the institution, especially the fresh students. They also alleged that the miscreants, on many occasions would harass and chase them into the school premises, without restraint from the security agents, so they are calling on the government to do something about it.

One of the protesters, who identified himself as Bola said the alleged harassment had been on for a long time and it was currently becoming a daily occurrence.

While reacting to the development, the Head of Media and Protocols Unit of the university, Adebanjo Adegbenro, said the students embarked on sensitisation march against actions of some persons living close to the South Gate who had been bullying some of the young students, saying there was no protest.