– Students of Afe Babalola University went on rampage leading to destruction of property
– The cause of the violent protest is unclear as management of the institution has not officially reacted to the incident
– Anti-riot policemen have been stationed in the school in order to forestall further breakdown of order
Trouble broke out on Sunday, February 7, in Afe Babalola University in Ado Ekiti, as students of the school went on rampage leading to the destruction of property worth millions of naira.
A destroyed car
Though the cause of the violent protest is still unclear, it was learnt that students broke into the two Cafeterias located at the Owolabi Hall, the Talents Discovery Building, and College of Engineering, destroying the institution’s property.
A scene from the incident
A car allegedly upturn by the rampaging students



The Pandemonium that followed forced students and staff to run for safety and the incident was said to have  started at 9.45pm and went on still 12:20am, Vanguard reports.
It took the intervention of the state commissioner of police, Etop James to quell the crisis with the deployment of anti-riot policemen.
The situation has, however, being brought under control as men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and anti-riot policemen were stationed in the institution to forestall further breakdown of law and order.




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