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The Management of Abia State Polytechnic Aba, has directed the students to proceed on a one-week temporary break from today 24th day of September, 2021.
The directive came on the heels of security issues on campus arising from the conflicts between the students and men of the Rapid Response Squad attached to Nigeria Police division in Aba.
Recall that men of the Nigeria Police Force attached to the Rapid Response Squad in Aba Division, Abia State, have been accused of raping a female student of the Abia Polytechnic in Aba.
DAILY POST gathered that the alleged incident sparked protests by students of the institution on Friday.
A statement signed by registrar of the Abia Polytechnic Aba, Dr. K. O Osonwa and made available to journalists on Friday, explained that the directive was part of measures to ensure proper investigations is carried out and concluded.
Meanwhile, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has condemned in a strong terms, the shooting by some police officers on thursday at the Abia State Polytechnic Aba during a protest by students of the institution.
The Abia Governor, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Onyebuchi Ememanka on Friday, in Umuahia, advised the students to be disciplined and avoid taking the law into their hands even while protesting, adding that they must at all times, exercise restraint when confronted by police officers who are on lawful duty.
“Under no circumstances must students confront police officers who are engaged in their lawful duties. The Police has a responsibility under the law to ensure that peaceful protests by students are not hijacked by hoodlums whose intentions are different from the those of the students”.
