The Rivers Police Command on Monday denied that there were
casualties during a protest by students of the University of Port
Harcourt (UNIPORT).

The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Muhammad,
disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Port Harcourt.

He said that there was no casualty on the part of the police or
students during the violent protest by the students over a “no
tuition fee-no examination fee” policy introduced by the UNIPORT
management.

“No student or policeman lost their lives during the UNIPORT
protest.

“The policeman reported dead had nothing to do with UNIPORT,
because the deceased policeman was shot dead by armed robbers
in an isolated case.

“Similarly, no university student was killed to the best of my
knowledge.

“All roads earlier blocked by the protesting students have been
reopened by the police,” he said

Muhammad said the police was cooperating with UNIPORT
management to ensure that normalcy was restored on campus and
host communities.

Earlier, UNIPORT’s Deputy Registrar (Information), Dr Williams Wodi,
told NAN that two persons, including a policeman lost their lives in
the violent protest.

The spokesman said the policeman was shot dead at a junction
along the East West inter-state road, close to the university.
“Also, another person whose identity had not been confirmed was
also shot dead on Monday during the protest which lasted for
several hours,” Wodi said.

NAN reports that management of UNIPORT had announced the
closure of the university for one month following the students’
protest over new tuition fee policy on Monday in Port Harcourt.

UNIPORT management had in 2015, adopted a policy which made
tuition fee a prerequisite for students’ participation in examination, a
policy which compelled defaulting students to repeat a whole
academic session.

The protest which initially started on a peaceful note, later turned
violent with students destroying school property worth millions of
naira.

They demanded the withdrawal of the policy, which they argued,
was unfair to poor students. (NAN)

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Skibo wait re u kidding me? Naija police can lie oo

I wonder the specie of weed these Nigerian police smoke. Even with picture evidence, they're still denying?

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Tufia

The Nigerian Army paraded the hostels in abuja campus (my hostel MANDELA)and they gave us the beating of our life. All the girls were beaten up and taking to arena this morning please what have we Nigeria students done to LALE(VC)to receive this mess from him?. TO HELL WITH HIM.