Ekiti University students protest alleged EFCC invasion of hostel

Students of the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, on Wednesday protested alleged harassment and arrest of four of them under the guise of being suspected to be involved in cybercrime, popularly called ‘yahoo’ by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

“Two of the victims were even naked in their rooms when they pounced on them. When they came, they introduced themselves as operatives of the EFCC and forcibly bundled the victims into a van and took them to an unknown destination. We are calling on government authorities to call them to order”, he said

EKSU Public Relations Officer, Mr Bode Olofinmuagun, said he was not on campus and that he didn’t have first-hand information about the arrest and the protest staged by the students.
But the spokesperson for the police in Ekiti State, DSP Caleb Ikechukwu, said he would confirm that arrests were made which triggered the students to embark on a protest.

Ikechukwu said, “The students protested and they blocked the major highway and prevented commuters from moving in and out of the state capital. This we will never condone because that road is not within the confines of the university.


“They obstructed vehicular movements for hours, but we have been able to remove those blockages and restored peace and order around the school premises”, the police spokesman said.