FEDEPE: Students Injured As Two Off-campus Hostels Clash Over Petty Issue

Many students were reportedly injured in a clash between two off-campus student hostels of Federal polytechnic Ede on Thursday.

The petty issue between the two hostels, Marrygold hostel and Agbeke hostel which turned into a bloody war as both hostels attacked one another with sticks, blows and stones.

The issue started, when marry gold hostel questions Agbeke Hostel of disconnected the electric cable that supplying electricity into their hotel.

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NAIJAPARRY gathered from one of the hosteller who said;

“the cause of the issue not worth how the students reacted. Yesterday, one of my hostel mate mistakenly threw waste out of the hostel which got hang and cut the supply cable that supplying electricity to Marrygold hostel.

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Immediately, we contacted the electricity staffs and fortunately our request for the reconnection of the affected cable was honored.

Today as the electricity staff done with the reconnection, the Marry Gold light does not function which led to a clash as students from the two hostels exchanged blows.”

As at time of filing this report, the polytechnic security and police officers reported rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.

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