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UNIBEN students protest as ASUU strike enters day 80

By Uchechi Ojo May 4, 2022200 views

Students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) took to the streets to protest the ongoing strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which entered 80th day.

It was learnt that students of the institution blocked the ever-busy Benin-Lagos Expressway, school gate and Ring Road.

The protest caused gridlock on the highway for hours, forcing many motorists to avoid the route while those going into the state capital had to divert to other roads.

The students, in their hundreds, were seen at the campus entrance chanting solidarity songs holding placards with inscriptions like ‘FG settle ASUU’, ‘Enough is Enough’, ‘End ASUU strike’

The students also defied the heavy downpour.

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