‘A presidential convoy shot at us’: Protesting OAU students claim

by ‘Jola Sotubo

The aggrieved students of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile Ife, Osun, who have been protesting a sudden increase in their fees have alleged that they were shot at by a presidential convoy.
The students further claim that they have taken the convoy hostage after a car leading it tried to drive through the protesters. See the pic after the cut..

The car in question

The security detail attached to the convoy then purportedly shot, perhaps in attempt to scare off the students.

The convoy was led by a Toyota bullet proof SUV with ‘Presidency’ inscription and registration number, FG902-B02.
“The security detail shot at us. We have held them hostage. We will not let him go.” one of the leaders of the protest told PREMIUM TIMES on phone.
The students were protesting, on the Ife Express road, the increase in their school fees by the university management when the 6-vehicle convoy arrived. The university management increased the fees from about N17,000 to over N100,000.
“We demand a total reversal to status quo,” the student leader said. It is not yet clear who the occupants of the presidential convoy are as some students said the main occupant is a relative to President Goodluck Jonathan.