Students of the University of Port Harcourt, went on the rampage today protesting the murder of four of their colleagues by youths in Omuokiri-Aluu community last Friday. Acording to what Vanguard is reporting, no fewer than 12 houses in the community has been set ablaze and the university shut down by the school authorities.
Students from other institution under the umbrella of National Association of Nigeria Students, NANS, stormed the university to mobilize students in Port Harcourt to protest against the brutal killing of three of their colleagues and one other by riotous youths in Omuokiri-Aluu community last Friday.
The rampaging students blocked the East West road for several hours before allegedly marching to Omuokiri-Aluu community to start wrecking havoc.
It is gathered that while the rampaging students were on the East West road, they reportedly insisted that they would only move out of the road after the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Joseph Ajienka had addressed them. The Vice Chancellor reportedly obliged them after securing assurances that he would not be rough handled
Sources said while the Vice Chancellor came to plead with the students to shun any temptation to be violent some of the students immediately started hurling sachet water at him.
Vanguard gathered that it took the timely intervention of security operatives to whisk him away from the spot. At press time, security operatives had been drafted to quell the situation.
As much as we all want#Justiceforaluu4, I am not in support of combating violence with violence. If students go about burning houses, injuring people or even killing in the process of the protest, how then do they defer from blood shedding members of Aluu community?
Lets leave the law enforcement agents do their work. If we do not relent in our peaceful campaign through social media and other mediums, soon the murderers of the Aluu4 will be brought to book.
#Justiceforaluu4.