Federal University, Oye Ekiti, was yesterday shut down following the protest by staff of the institution over alleged plans by the management to sack and arrest those who participated in the last December protest. The workers who blocked the main gate of the university and prevented staff from gaining entry, alleged that some of the staff members were arrested by the State Security Service during the week on the order of the vice chancellor, Prof Isaac Asuzu.

During their protest last month, the workers had accused the management of the institution of highhandedness, non-payment of allowances and non-remittance of deduction of cooperatives to the appropriate quarters. When contacted, Asuzu said though there were moves by some workers to stage protest, it has been quelled and brought under control.

The protesters ensured that all activities were grounded as lecturers who were already teaching the students were ordered out of the lecture rooms. Lecturers who defied the order, it was reliably gathered, were beaten up by the irate staff to send a signal that they meant business. Before the issue escalated to the latest level, rumours had it that the vice chancellor was planning to sack those that led the December protest but the management denied it.

A staff member who spoke on the condition of anonymity said, “what caused the latest crisis is that, within the week, some perceived arrowhead of the December protest were arrested by men of the SSS.

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