Students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) today closed down all
food and commodity outlets on the campus over increasing prices of
commodities.
The protest, which began Sunday with students marching round to warn
the shop operators that the inflation was unacceptable to them, added
action to the words today by closing down all commercial outlets in the
halls and hostels.
The action, which was carried out by leaders of the faculties and
their executives accompanied by security and guards on campus, attracted
the Directorate of Students Affairs, which caused an SMS to be
circulated to all students clarifying that all shops would remain closed
down until the issues raised by the students are addressed.
Circulars
warning operators of the outlets have also been pasted on all the shops
that were shut down. As a result of the situation, the students have started to patronize
canteens outside the campus and around town.
One student who spoke to Saharareporters said he was in a canteen at the Federal College of
Education on Finbarrs Street, close to the university campus, to buy
food.
Saharareporters also learned that a meeting has been arranged to
address the issue. One canteen operator at Mariere Hall complained that
the food they prepared for the day might go bad if the closure order was
not immediately reversed.
Only recently, cab operators operating on the campus were also compelled to reduce travel fares in the area.
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