Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia, has been closed down indefinitely following students’ unrest. Joseph Labani, the Registrar of the polytechnic, said the decision was due to the violence that followed the death of a student knocked down on Tuesday by a hit-and-run driver. Mr. Labani told journalists that the student, who was knocked down by the campus gate, died as a result of injuries he sustained. He said the polytechnic management had appealed to the students to remain calm, but to no avail. “However, to our surprise the students failed to heed to our plea and embarked on the protest and you can see the devastating outcome,’’ Mr. Labani said. According to him, the authorities had to invite security operatives when the protest turned violent, to avert total breakdown of law and order. He the shutting down of the institution was to avoid the escalation of the crisis, and safeguard lives and property. Meanwhile, Jafaru Habibu, spokesman of the Students Union Government, said the incident was not the first, as many students had died in such manner. “This particular one was so pathetic and sparked a lot of reactions from students and we decided to embark on a peaceful protest. “We are always paying all the fees the institution asks us to pay so they should also meet our demands. “Government has continued to pay deaf ears to our plea of constructing speed breakers along the school road,’’ Habibu said. He appealed to the authorities to put safety measures, including speed breakers on the highway, to check the excesses of careless drivers.

Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia, has been closed down indefinitely following students’ unrest.
Joseph Labani, the Registrar of the polytechnic, said the decision was due to the violence that followed the death of a student knocked down on Tuesday by a hit-and-run driver.
Mr. Labani told journalists that the student, who was knocked down by the campus gate, died as a result of injuries he sustained.
He said the polytechnic management had appealed to the students to remain calm, but to no avail.
“However, to our surprise the students failed to heed to our plea and embarked on the protest and you can see the devastating outcome,’’ Mr. Labani said.
According to him, the authorities had to invite security operatives when the protest turned violent, to avert total breakdown of law and order.
He the shutting down of the institution was to avoid the escalation of the crisis, and safeguard lives and property.
Meanwhile, Jafaru Habibu, spokesman of the Students Union Government, said the incident was not the first, as many students had died in such manner.

“This particular one was so pathetic and sparked a lot of reactions from students and we decided to embark on a peaceful protest.
“We are always paying all the fees the institution asks us to pay so they should also meet our demands.
“Government has continued to pay deaf ears to our plea of constructing speed breakers along the school road,’’ Habibu said.
He appealed to the authorities to put safety measures, including speed breakers on the highway, to check the excesses of careless drivers.