Some student activists at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife who staged protests during President Goodluck Jonathan’s visit to their campus last Friday were last Sunday badly assaulted by a rival group of machete-wielding students in what one victim described as “a sponsored attack by pro-Jonathan supporters.” One of the victims of the attack, David Adeniyi, who sustained machete cuts on the head, was reportedly on admission in a hospital in critical condition.
They all, however, agreed that the clash was an aftermath of President Goodluck Jonathan’s visit to the institution.
Mr. Jonathan and other political figures had come to the university last week to attend a political conference during which a section of Yoruba leaders announced their endorsement of Mr. Jonathan for re-election.
SaharaReporters had reported that some students protested against President Jonathan, booing him and throwing stones at his delegation.
Two of the attackers students apprehended Sunday night
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