Angry ASUU members disrupt lectures at UNIBEN, force lecturer out of class
Angry ASUU members disrupt lectures at UNIBEN, force lecturer out of class
There was pandemonium at the University of Benin yesterday Monday December 9th as members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) UNIBEN chapter disrupted an ongoing lecture at the university and forced a UNIBEN lecturer out of the lecture hall.
This came as there was a division among lecturers at the University of Benin (UNIBEN), over whether to resume work or not.
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NigerianEYE gathered that trouble started after Dr Ekhobase refused to listen to the directive given by the institution's ASUU chapter, leading to a fracas.
The UNIBEN ASUU officials, led by its chairman, Dr Tony Emina-Monye, were said to have retreated after the lecturer was joined by the few students in class.
Dr Monye, however, said on phone that the lecturer behaved violently, adding that he broke his eye-glasses and ruffled his cloth.
He also said Dr Godspower also gripped the shirt of a former UNIBEN ASUU chairman.
The ASUU chairman, however, said they would not be deterred by the sack threat, as none of them would teach the students, who resumed for academic activities.
The ASUU officials also clashed with some policemen, who were reportedly invited to the institution by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Osayuki Godwin Oshodin, to keep peace.
Meanwhile, at least 30 lecturers in the Faculty of Law of the institution have already indicated interest to commence lectures as they had signed the register opened for them.
Most of the lecturers refused comments, but one of them, who pleaded anonymity, said they decided to resume because they were unhappy with the approach to the strike by ASUU.
He said ASUU should have called off the strike after the intervention by President Goodluck Jonathan.
When contacted on phone, the public relations officer of the institution, Mr Harris Osarenren, could not be reached for comments.
