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Soldiers, police battle protesting Abuja Varsity students

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Troops have been called in to dislodge students of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) who this morning blocked major roads in Nigeria’s federal capital, sparking traffic chaos in the city.

“Soldiers and police men have arrived the scene and are trying to control the situation but the students remain adamant. Traffic remains at a standstill,” reports a News Express correspondent at the scene.

As News Express earlier reported, commuters, including those travelling out of Abuja, have become stranded following the blocking of major roads in Abuja, including exit points, by the students, who are protesting against the prospects of those affected by the refusal of the National University Commission (NUC) to accredit some Engineering, Agriculture and Science courses losing years of schooling as a consequence.

Spearheaded by Engineering students of UNIABUJA, the protest started yesterday but was more of a campus show, leading to the postponement of first semester examinations scheduled to start yesterday.

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