Rivpoly Temporarily Shut Down Following Violent Protest by Students

It was learnt that at about 8:00am this morning some group of students barricaded the both entrance into the school (engineering and management gates ). They Where aggrieved because of the loss of one their fellow student who was severely beaten by security officers of the school yesterday during an election of the National Association of Akwa Ibom State Students Rivpoly Chapter .

The boy whom they claimed is dead was beaten up as a result of his refusal to obey the security officers who ask him to leave the election venue.

The students later opened the school of management gate, ferociously attacking the chief security officer of the school and his men, they had them beaten to pulp, destroyed their security post and later went on damaging offices of lecturers and their cars and looted away some valuables and properties.

Right now members of the police force have restored peace in the school and students have been asked to vacate the hostel till further notice. This is happening few days after the school began her second semester examinations.


The CSO and one of his men are reported to be receiving treatment in a nearby medical center as the time of filing this report.