The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has been shut after a day of violent protests over school fees.
Students of the institution began the protest early Monday over the policy of No – Fees –No – Exam allegedly introduced by the new Vice Chancellor, Prof Ndowa Lale . The students were scheduled to begin their semester exams today.
A source told NigerrianCurrent that the protest which was peaceful in the morning took a violent turn when three of the students were reported to have died allegedly from gunshot from security agents drafted to quell the protests. The NigerianCurrent could not independently confirmed the veracity of the fatality figure.
Students of the school were given three hours to vacate the university campus