By Rauf Oyewole
Protests broke out early hours of Tuesday when the students of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi went on rampage following the attacks on the students hostel by robbers who collected their gadgets and left them with a series of injuries.
It was gathered that the attack took place in the night while students alleged that the Polytechnic had failed to secure them.
The angry students were seen demonstrating on the Bauchi–Dass road while mounting a block to prevent movement around the Institution’s main entrance.
The protest turned tense as suspected hoodlums tried to hijack it, blocking the federal highway near campus. Police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd, prompting some students to retaliate with stones before being overpowered.
SUG President Haruna Umar condemned the attack, calling it the first of its kind in the institution’s history. “This is students showing their grievances to management and authorities,” he said.
One of the students who were injured and class rep of NDI Computer Science, Matta Musa was attacked on his head while several others were taken to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi.
The Public Relations Officer of the Institution, Mr. Rabiu Wadda who spoke with our Correspondent explained that the management is engulfed in crisis management and has immediately shutdown the school indefinitely to prevent further breakdown of law and order.
“I have been in the school since 4:00am, trying to curtail this situation. As we speak, I have not gained entrance into the campus.
“Right now, I can't precisely give you the accurate number of students who were affected but I know some students have been taken to the Hospital.”
He said that the management shutdown the campus to keep the students away from attack since the protests have been hijacked by hoodlums.
Ahmed Wakil, the Spokesman of the Bauchi Police Command, when contacted explained that the police would issue a comprehensive statement after gathering necessary details. “I'm at the scene and we are working to restore normalcy, we will issue a full statement on this.”
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