Scores of admission seekers out of 51,000 Kwara State Polytechnic
applicants for the 2014/2015 academic session on Thursday stormed the
gate of the institution in protest against their non-inclusion in the
institution's admission list.
The protesters, our correspondent learnt, barricaded the gate of the
institution as early as 8.30am and prevented vehicular and human
traffic around the area while they sang war songs. They also attempted
to mount road blocks on the old Ilorin-Jebba Road but the police
prevented them from causing mayhem.
Some of the motorists that ply the route made a detour to avoid being
caught in the melee.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Kwara State Command, Mr. Ajayi
Okasanmi in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Thursday
said 13 of the protesters were arrested by the police during the
protest.
The Deputy Registrar, Information and Publications Division, Mr.
Moshood Amuda in a statement said the Polytechnic management was
disturbed by the action of the protesters.
--PUNCH
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