KIDNAPPING: VARSITY TEACHERS PROTEST
Varsity teachers protest Ekiti kidnapping Members of the Academic
Staff Unionof Universities (ASUU) on Monday marched round the streets
of AdoEkiti, Ekiti State, to protest the kidnap of its members by
unknown gunmen in the state. The protest which started at the gate of
the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) took them to the
Ewi's Palace and terminated at the Governor's Office. The
placard-carrying protesters madeup of ASUU members from Ekiti State
University (EKSU) and Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, moved
round the town, drawing the attention of the public to seizure of its
members. Some of their placards read "ASUU Demands Unconditional
Release of Our Members," "Governor Fayose, We Are Not Safe Please,"
"Kidnapping is a Crime Against Humanity," "Ensure Safety of Lives and
Property in EkitiState," "Enough of Kidnapping in Ekiti State," and
"Governor Fayose, Please Save our Souls," among others. The protest
was led by EKSU ASUU Chairman, Prof. Olufayo Olu-Olu, OAU-ASUU
Chairman, Dr. Caleb Aborisade and Federal University of Technology,
Akure (FUTA) ASUU Chairman, Dr. Bola Oniya. An ASUU member at EKSU,
Dr. Folashade Alade, was one of the three women kidnapped last Friday
along Ifisin-Igbole Road while on their way to a wedding ceremony.The
EKSU Branch of ASUU has given the state government till May 22 to
secure the release of their members in kidnappers' den or face an
indefinite strike action. The university teachers said the incessant
abduction of their members is no longer acceptable with the kidnappers
demanding ransom of N70 million for each of the three victims still in
their captivity.ASUU members still in captivity are Dr. Alade, Dr.
Kikelomo Adegun bothof EKSU and Dr. Femi Omisore of OAU. Offering
explanation on the protest,Prof. Olu-Olu condemned the kidnappers'
clampdown on university lecturers and medical workers, saying the
situation should not be allowed to continue. He expressed the fear
that the state was gradually sliding into anarchy, adding that varsity
teachers who are being owed three months salaries by state government
cannot raise N210million to pay ransom on three dons in captivity.
Staff Unionof Universities (ASUU) on Monday marched round the streets
of AdoEkiti, Ekiti State, to protest the kidnap of its members by
unknown gunmen in the state. The protest which started at the gate of
the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) took them to the
Ewi's Palace and terminated at the Governor's Office. The
placard-carrying protesters madeup of ASUU members from Ekiti State
University (EKSU) and Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, moved
round the town, drawing the attention of the public to seizure of its
members. Some of their placards read "ASUU Demands Unconditional
Release of Our Members," "Governor Fayose, We Are Not Safe Please,"
"Kidnapping is a Crime Against Humanity," "Ensure Safety of Lives and
Property in EkitiState," "Enough of Kidnapping in Ekiti State," and
"Governor Fayose, Please Save our Souls," among others. The protest
was led by EKSU ASUU Chairman, Prof. Olufayo Olu-Olu, OAU-ASUU
Chairman, Dr. Caleb Aborisade and Federal University of Technology,
Akure (FUTA) ASUU Chairman, Dr. Bola Oniya. An ASUU member at EKSU,
Dr. Folashade Alade, was one of the three women kidnapped last Friday
along Ifisin-Igbole Road while on their way to a wedding ceremony.The
EKSU Branch of ASUU has given the state government till May 22 to
secure the release of their members in kidnappers' den or face an
indefinite strike action. The university teachers said the incessant
abduction of their members is no longer acceptable with the kidnappers
demanding ransom of N70 million for each of the three victims still in
their captivity.ASUU members still in captivity are Dr. Alade, Dr.
Kikelomo Adegun bothof EKSU and Dr. Femi Omisore of OAU. Offering
explanation on the protest,Prof. Olu-Olu condemned the kidnappers'
clampdown on university lecturers and medical workers, saying the
situation should not be allowed to continue. He expressed the fear
that the state was gradually sliding into anarchy, adding that varsity
teachers who are being owed three months salaries by state government
cannot raise N210million to pay ransom on three dons in captivity.
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