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Police Disrupts ASUU Protest In Kano

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The Nigeria Police in Kano state has disrupted a peaceful protest by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Bayero ASUU ProtestUniversity, Kano (BUK).

The protest was thwarted by armed policemen, who joined those stationed at the University gate as they blocked the entrance, forcing the lecturers back into the university campus.

The leader of the ASUU in BUK, Dr. Mahmud Lawan, said although they had been denied the opportunity to express their grievances, the strike will continue because the federal government is not ready to listen to them.

An argument ensued when a police officer made threats, the lecturers marched back to the university premises where the protest held peacefully despite the presence of armed police officers.

The protesters said there will be no going back on the struggle for a better university system.

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