Students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) have taken to the streets to protest the ongoing strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which entered 80th day.
The protesting students blocked the ever-busy Benin-Lagos Expressway, school gate and Ring Road thereby grounding commercial activities in the ancient city.
It was gathered that the protest caused gridlock on the highway for hours, forcing many motorists to avoid the route while those going into the state capital had to divert to other roads.
The students, in their hundreds, were seen at the campus entrance chanting solidarity songs holding placards with inscriptions like ‘FG settle ASUU’, ‘Enough is Enough’, ‘End ASUU strike’
The Nation further reported that students also defied the heavy downpour to ensure that the protest continues.
