Thirty-two
persons have been arrested in Bauchi over Student Union Government (SUG)
election crisis at the College of Education (COE) Kangere.
According
to the Bauchi State police command's spokesperson, SP Haruna Mohammed, the
crisis erupted over elections of new Executives into the student’s union body
at the institution.
He
said that the crisis began when the election was postponed in order to avert
breakdown of law and order in the school due to the ethno-religious dimension
it took.
"Following
the postponement, hoodlums and misguided elements in their hundreds from the
school and neighbouring community went on rampage and blocked Bauchi- Gombe
Federal highway harassing innocent citizens.
"However,
before the arrival of the Police to the scene, the military had already
dispersed the rioters and arrested Thirty two (32) suspects, "SP Mohammed
said.
He
added that Police Patrol Teams have been deployed to the area and normalcy was
restored in the school and the road opened to enable free flow of traffic.
The
police however said eight persons have sustained various degrees of injuries
and were rushed to the Specialist Hospital in Bauchi for treatment.
"Suspects
arrested were handed over to the police for discreet investigation after which
they would be charged to court for prosecution," the police spokesperson
said
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