BREAKING: Soldiers fire live ammunition, disperse students protesting ASUU strike

Students of various universities in Ondo State who are protesting the prolonged strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU have been dispersed by soldiers who fired live ammunition

The soldiers were said to have opened fire to chase the students away from the Ilesha/Akure highway on Tuesday.

The students had since on Monday barricaded the highway disrupting vehicular movement.

It was gathered that the soldiers who were from the 32 Artillery Brigade in the state were on transit when they were barred from passing through the highway at the Roadblock axis of the road by the protesting students.

According to some of the students who scampered for safety, the soldiers descended on the students and destroyed their belongings.