MOUAU protest: Miscreants behind the violence- VC

MOUAU protest: Miscreants behind the violence- VC

The vice chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, (MOUAU) Abia state, Prof. Maduebibisi Iwe says there was colossal damage to the university by the protesting students last Tuesday. noting that miscreants hijacked the protest and students allowed themselves to be used. He warned that the students will have themselves to be blame for the action they took.

It will be recalled that the students of MOUAU last Tuesday protested against the management of the university who maintained that there will be no examination for those who have not paid their school fees.

In a press conference at the university, late Wednesday Prof. Iwe said what he saw was a riot and not a protest. He maintained that miscreants hijacked the protest and there was a lot of damage done while noting that they are still quantifying the level of destruction. He noted also that a particular radio station in Umuahia through the everyday phone-in program ignited the crisis of the university adding that without verifying what the students have earlier told them on the “no fee no examination policy” started airing wrong information and people were calling in to comment.

In his word “we toured the campus this morning and have seen things for ourselves. Students will not have been stupid to burn their lecture theatre and library (arson) attempted looting a bank on campus, looting laboratories, shattering glasses of all building, pulling down walls built to secure them, damaging donor projects.

“These actions I am sure were performed by miscreants who forced the students to join them. But students will have themselves to be blame for allowing themselves to be used as cover. The Student Union Government were not part of what happened, infact I commend them for the role they played in ensuring peace”. Pro Iwe stated.

The Vice Chancellor disclosed that he was not manhandled by the students as reported by some media outfit, “what happened is that as I was driving down the university, I saw the students coming I told my driver to stop that I need to address them, I came out while addressing the students some of them became violent and my security man had to take me away for safety”.

He noted that the situation in Nigeria had drastically affected the university and they took measures to ensure they do not go out of market.