The Bowenn University students, last night went on rampage over what they term as lack of basic amenities on their campus and imposition of unnecessary rules and regulations by the school management.
Students who rioted last night at Bowen University, Iwo in Osun State also said there were plans to increase the tuition fee by the school authority.
"The riot was over lack of basic amenities like water and light as well as the unnecessary rules & regulations, being fronted by school management, plus plans to increase their school fees", a student said.
Properties of the school were destroyed, vehicles and their chaplain’s home was also vandalized. While the students were on rampage, the school security personnel fled but the police was eventually called in to calm things down.
“We live by rules, sleep by rules, and eat by rules, but not anymore” one student said
Bowen University is a private university owned and operated by the Nigerian Baptist Convention.
The arguable truth is that, most of the private Universities, especially those owned by the religious bodies are too costly in the country today that the children of the common man can't attempt to go there but when they were setting up those institutions, the church also play their members that the school will be for their children and the less privileged, making them to contribute their widows' mint to fund the institution.
Surprisingly the school is beyond their reach.
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