18 years after, Offa poly mourns slain students during May 8 crisis

Date: 2018-05-10

The Alumni Association of Offa Polytechnic, students, staff and people of Offa on Tuesday mourned students who were killed during the May 8, 2000 crisis which erupted between the students of Offa poly and their host community, Offa.

It would be recalled that some students were killed and properties were also destroyed during a crisis that erupted between the people of Offa and students of Offa poly in year 2000 over restriction of the students in some areas of the ancient town.

The programme which was tagged 'May 8 Symposium on Peace; we are better together' was aimed at ensuring that peace reign in Offa and other communities around as well as to ensure people live together peacefully.

Speaking during the symposium, the President of Alumni Association, Mr Ayo Adeyemi said the purpose of the gathering was to bring everybody together and forget the incident of the past.

"Let me say here that this gathering is meant to celebrate freedom, peace and unity in Offa. Also an opportunity for Offa people to be part of students life and see them as their own," Adeyemi said.

He also announced that the programme will be an annual event where issues of importance to the students, the community, Kwara state and Nigeria would be discussed and proffer solution to some challenging issues.

Also speaking is the Student Union President of the school, Comrade Ojajuni E. Oluwasomidotun who eulogised those who laid down their lives for them to enjoy freedom in our today and also appealed to the alumni association to speak to officials of the NURTW to consider reducing transport fare for students.

Highlight of the event is presentation by different bodies represented at the programme such as Offa Descendant Union, NURTW and vigilante as well as peaceful rally within the school to mourn their fallen heroes.

Source

 


Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Muyideen Ajani Bello     Lawan     Aliyu Alhassan     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Harmony Holdings     CLAY POT     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Voices Of Tomorrow     Share-Tsaragi     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Tsaragi     Alanamu     JAMB     Hijaab     Saka Adeyemo     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Aliyu Muhammed     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Kwarareports     Toyin Abdullahi     Yusuf Abubakar     Jani Ibrahim     Kwara State Governor     Kayode Yusuf     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     AbdulRahman Saad     Jide Ashonibare     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Eghe Igbinehi     Hassan Saliu     Sarkin Malamai     Offa Grammer School     Kayode Ishola     Ola Falade     KW-GIS     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Mumeen Lah     Olabode Towoju     Balogun-Ojomu     Raji AbdulRasaq     S.O. Opowoye     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Danhawa     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Raymond Olaitan     Idris Garuba     Tafida Of Ilorin     Jumoke F. Ajao     Kola Bukoye     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Jimoh Akani     Yusuf Aiyedun     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Solomon Edojah     Jelili Yusuf     Mohammed Haruna     Muhammed Abdullahi     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     COVID-19 Palliatives     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Emmanuel Bello     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Idris Amosa Saidu     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Abdulhakeem Amao     Kulende     ASMAU PLAZA    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Alaro     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Isiaka Gold     Kazeem Gbolagade     Public Holiday     Kayode Alabi     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Jimba Babatunde     Ilorin Durbar     AbdulRauf Keji     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Igosun     Fulani     Sidikat Alaya     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Ilorin International Airport     Abdulrosheed Okiki     Kwara 2023     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Fatai Olodo     QuickWin     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Kwara Politics     COEASU     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     SAPZ Project     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     Emir Of Yashikira     Royal FM     Simeon Ajibola     Galadiman Ngeri     Adeleke Ogungbe     Rafiu Ajakaye     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     Maryam Nurudeen     Inside Kwara     Lola Ashiru     ASMAU PLAZA     Ajidagba     General Hospital, Ilorin     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Kwara State Pension Board     Riskat Opakunle     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Kwara TV     Dorcas Afeniforo     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Femtech     Salman Suleiman     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     IEDPU     Patigi Regatta     Col. Adedipe     Mohammed Lawal     Kayode Zubair     Yakubu Gobir     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Chikanda     Idi-Ape     IHS     Sobi     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Gaa Olobi     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Omoniyi     ER-KANG     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Babaloja-General     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Saad Belgore