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These 17 photos take you through protest at UNILAG over student death

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September 11, 2015

By Kelechi Amakoh and Aramide Kamal

Oluchi Anekwe died after an electric cable fell on her. She was a 300-Level student of Accounting at the University of Lagos.
Oluchi Anekwe died after an electric cable fell on her on Tuesday night.
She was a First Class 300-Level student of Accounting at the University of Lagos (UNILAG)/CREDIT: Princess Kofoworola Abebiyi on Facebook.

UNILAG students, who blamed the tragedy on the school, grounded all social and academic activities on campus in a protest on Wednesday.

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Protesting UNILAG students stand on top of a car at the school’s main gate.
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Students gather at UNILAG Amphitheater where authority figures addressed them.
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Police men were deployed outside the school’s gates to forestal violence. The protest never turned violent.
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A least four police patrol vehicles were spotted at the school’s main gate alone…yeah, we know you can three here. Our camera didn’t capture the fourth. But our correspondent counted four, okay?
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The scene at UNILAG second gate: Motorists were not allowed into or out of the school premises while the protest lasted. Those who were inside the school were trapped for at least five hours.
At the main gate. Frustrated motorists wait as student bar vehicular movement during the protest.
At the main gate: Frustrated motorists wait as students bar vehicular movement during the protest.
The exit lane of the school was packed with vehicles trying to leave the premises. The entrance lane was empty. No vehicle was allowed in or out during the protest.
The exit lane of the school was packed with vehicles trying to leave the premises. The entrance lane was empty.

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The school gates were shut at about 9:30 a.m and were not reopened until 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The school’s main gate was shut at about 9:30 a.m and was not reopened until 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The cable that killed Oluchi lies unfixed at the front of New Hall hostels.
The power cable that killed Oluchi lies unfixed at the front of New Hall hostel.
The cable that killed Oluchi lies unfixed at the front of New Hall hostels.
The school authorities told students to hold the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) responsible for the tragedy.
Oluchi Anekwe was a 300-Level Accounting student. She was on course to make First Class.
Oluchi Anekwe was a 300-Level Accounting student. She was on course to make First Class/ CREDIT: Teeteelawpe Phadhoju on Facebook.
Oluchi Anekwe in 2012
Oluchi posted this picture on her Facebook wall in 2012.

President Muhammadu Buhari has launched a probe into the tragedy that cut her life short.

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