Barely a month after ASUU strike was called off, the Lagos State University (LASU) has been closed indefinitely this was as a result of clash between the Students of the school and the authorities over the closure of the university portal hindering over a thousand students from writing their second semester exams which was to commence today January 23rd 2014.
According to reports, students gathered for over 9 hours in front of the senate building of the school on Wednesday. where the vice-chancellor, Professor John Obafunwa had a meeting concerning the re-opening of the portal but apparently the meeting didn't yield anything positive as the portal wasn't re-opened.
In June 2013, before the six months ASUU strike that ended in December 2013, the school authorities closed down the school's website, thereby preventing students from further registration.
A student speaking to the press said: "Now that we have resumed, it is still the same thing. Exam is starting today and some students haven't yet registered. The Vice Chancellor said he is not going to open the portal which means all the students affected will have extra year after paying 250,000 as school fees.
Most of the affected students paid N250,000 as school fees. Normally, the web portal is closed down a week before exam. The affected final year students will have to get an extra year. It won't cost the VC a dime to order the opening of the portal. That was the reason for yesterday's protest."
According to the students, only 708 were able to register before the portal was shut again leaving 1292 students to their fate.
This led to students leading a violent protest on campus this morning destroying property and disrupting exams scheduled for today.
Students who went into the exam hall this morning were injured and exam materials were destroyed.
Riot police arrived the scene to restore calm to the campus.
The students blocked the school main gate and made bonfires on the Lagos-Badagry expressway. They threw sticks and stones at the vice chancellor's convoy as he made to escape through an alternative route from the school. His car was allegedly destroyed in the protest.
The students are now calling for the vice chancellor's resignation and reduction in Tuition fees.
The university management has sent out a bulletin announcing the indefinite closure of the school indefinite and exams postponed till further notice.
Students have been asked to vacate the school premises until further notice.
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