The students of Obafemi Awolowo University on Thursday engaged themselves in a free-for-all fight over controversies surrounding the purchase of a bus worth N2.5million by the Students Union, Premium Times reported.
The bus in question was to be used as a commercial transport shuttle around the university. The report revealed that claims by the union’s Financial Secretary, Omisakin Kehinde, that the bus was purchased for N2.9million did not tally with the actual value of N2.5million written on the receipt.
The union had to change their narration on the purchase upon the discovery, accepting that it paid only N2.5 million for the bus.
The President of the union, Oyekan Ibukun, called a congress on Thursday, following the demand of students asking to be addressed on the issues.
Things took a huge turn after he was told to step aside from presiding over the congress in view of the allegations against his leadership. Mr. Ibukun rebuffed the move, resulting in a fight among the students.
The students fought in different locations within the campus, while Mr. Ibukun was beaten up with his clothes torn in shreds.
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