Hundreds of protesting students of the Obafemi Awolowo University have held a presidential convoy hostage in Ile-Ife, Osun State. According to them, the security details of the presidency shot at them, and they held them hostage. "The security details shot at us. We have held them hostage. We will not let him go."
 
The convoy led by a Toyota bullet proof SUV with ‘Presidency’ inscription and registration number, FG902-B02, tried to drive through the students who were protesting an increase in fees by the university management. Security details attached to the convoy then shot, perhaps to scare the protesters, with two of the students reportedly sustaining injuries.

The students were protesting, on the Ife Expressroad, the increase in their school fees by the university management when the 6-vehicle convoy arrived. The university management increased the fees from about N17,000 to over N100,000.

It was u clear who the occupants of the presidential convoy are as some students said the main occupant is a relative to President Goodluck Jonathan.


Meanwhile, the information has been making rounds on twitter, and here is few tweets on it. "Minister's aide shoots @ OAU students at Akinola Junction Ile-Ife." "#eyewitnessreport OAU student shot at @ OUI by a militant in a Presidency's Jeep." "OAU Students mount Blockade on Federal Road linking Abuja, Lagos, ile-ife."