Students of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, staged a protest on Monday morning, decrying alleged insecurity, police extortion, and brutality.
The protesters gathered at the school gate, and held placards with inscriptions such as “End Police Brutality Now,” “Protect, Save, Don’t Abuse,” and “This Extortion Must Stop.” However, security operatives dispersed them using teargas.
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Leading the protest, Students’ Union Government (SUG) President, Comrade Geoffrey George, lamented the suffering students endure at the hands of both police officers and hoodlums within the community.
He cited a recent viral video showing a student being beaten and dragged on the ground by policemen, further fueling outrage among the students.
The protest highlights growing concerns over student safety and the need for authorities to address alleged misconduct by security personnel in the area.
According to him,
“Students face extortion by policemen in Ikot Ekpene. We are not safe, especially those students living in the communities within the school environment.
“Hoodlums snatch phones from students and even kill them. We have buried more than five students in the last one year.
“They were killed by thieves who broke into their houses, collected their phones and killed them while police looked the other way.”
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