Blow is the comprehensive update of the protest held by the students of the Osun State owned institution:
"The best of comrade is he who believes that we must be firm and rigid in fighting for our rights and also we live to fight another war".
Today 12th of October, 2015 is a day that every comrades, residents and the government of Osun state will never forget. Distinguished leaders in the house, powerful comrades that took part in today
protest and ever dynamic Nigerian students that stood up on their feet to fight for their right and the entire executives of NANS Osun axis. I greet you all in the name of peace, liberty and freedom for all our state institution which is an interest greater than any cause we have been fighting for.
protest and ever dynamic Nigerian students that stood up on their feet to fight for their right and the entire executives of NANS Osun axis. I greet you all in the name of peace, liberty and freedom for all our state institution which is an interest greater than any cause we have been fighting for.
The protest started exactly after 9:00am today. As our comrades from different schools are arriving and gathering in order to map out our plans and the way we want the protest to be. SUG presidents of state institutions, gallant leaders and valiant comrades with the entirety of Nigerian students present here today display their boldness by coming out en mass for the protest which I believe is a total success.
The protest started well and it was a peaceful protest. Comrades started to mobilize by singing Aluta songs and chanting of various words to display their aggressiveness towards the uncultured and despotic way state institutions and Placards were displayed just to inform the whole people of Osun that we are not hooligans neither are we touts but students of Osun state institutions. Our comrades marched towards the state secretariat with their Aluta spirit moving with nothing but passion and great
feeling of re-opening our campuses that are de generating due to different stages of strike.
The purpose of the strike and our agenda was written on placards which are :
- Re-opening our campuses
- Funding of our state institutions
- Do not merge our institutions together
- Under staffing of our campuses
- Inadequate social amenities
- Meet the demands of our lecturers
- We are tired of staying at home and many more
The protest was so peaceful but full of courageous display by gallant comrades. We were about to reach the state house of assembly when Nigerian police starts to shoot tear gas at us. We were humiliated by the Nigerian police.
Our people suffer at their hands. Comrades were beaten without committing any atrocities and without destroying the property of the state. Despite all the humiliation and suffering inflicted on our dear people yet comrades on ground refused to retreat. Kerosene were brought to the Aluta ground and comrades used the kerosene to wash their face to prevent the tear gas from affecting them.
When the Nigerian Police noticed that despite all what they have done. Our valiant and gallant comrades refused to retreat, the police started to draw closer to us shooting tear gas without stopping and we were moved back with force.
Despite all our means of displaying why we are protesting, the police never stopped in attacking us with tear gas and beating our comrades with boots and batons. It was until when we were attacked by force and chased by police with guns that was when we started to move. Unfortunately, we were double crossed by another group of policemen with tear gas shooting sporadically in the air. We were humiliated and attacked.
Many comrades were injured and few were beaten. Our girls went through a lot and our boys also went
through a lot. Despite every hurdles, we passed our information across to every nooks and crannies of the state. We ensured that at least today joined every other histories of protest in osun.
Despite the humiliation and the suffering, our people remained intact and our strength increased all because our desire for success at today's protest was greater than our fear for failure. We demonstrated an act of courage and we show the own people of os un that we are bold. We fight ed
like a combats.
Police have arrested 15 students and three fainted as a result of mass exposure to tear gas. We were teared by the police and our people were assaulted. This is unfair, illegal and total wrong for any minded individual to dwell in this habit of despotism. Comrades are converging at the police station as at 4:00pm for the release of our arrested students. Gunshots were sprayed but no one is dead in the cause of struggle. It is my painful duty to announce that as at now, some students were arrested and some fainted because of tear gas and many were injured all because we protested against the wrong doing of the government. It is our right to protest and it is compulsory that our voice must be heard.
ALUTA BUS of Esa- Oke was taken into custody by the police and also the ALUTA BUS of IREE was taken into custody by the police. We were victimized by the police and we were threaten by armor tank and yet. I thank every leaders present in today's protest and every comrades and osun state students. I hereby states that we are more than being defeated, and surely we live to fight another war.
God bless every Nigerian students
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