Several Dead As The Federal Polytechnic Bida Poly Students And Commercial Drivers Clash In Niger State (Graphic Photos)

Several Dead As The Federal Polytechnic Bida Poly Students And Commercial Drivers Clash In Niger State (Photos)

 

The graphic photos of victims

Bida town was thrown into confusion yesterday as students of the Federal Polytechnic Bida clashed with commercial drivers at the Esso Motor Park, according to a report by Vanguard.

It was gathered that the clash lasted for hours with some shops destroyed and many sustaining various degrees of injuries.

The clash later spread to some other major streets of the town.

Naijnewshub gathered that trouble started after some students (kegite) boarded a commercial bus from Minna to Bida on Saturday after a coronation ceremony and agreed with the driver to take them straight to the campus.

Having settled and paid the price agreed, the driver later reneged on the agreement by taking them to the park (Esso) where he eventually asked them to alight.

The students, it was gathered went to the garage to lay their complaints to the officials but they were ignored and this infuriated them.

The students returned to the garage yesterday, (Sunday) with some of the Students Union officials to lay their complaints but were allegedly beaten up by some boys in the garage who outnumbered them and injured some of them.

The Institution’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Husseini Enagi, who confirmed the incident said the students returned to the campus, mobilized themselves and went back to town on a rampage. so many shops were destroyed, information was sent to Litani Army Barracks not far from The Federal Polytechnic Bida before they arrived some student have been killed numbers recorded are five Students, others injured severely. The Military Personnel and The Police went on patrol to see where the incident is still going on. 

Naijnewshub gathered information this morning that soldier from Kainji was sent to support the Litani Army Barrack Soldier to secure the environment against any other attack.