Aggrieved students under the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have blocked major roads leading to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja, Lagos in protest of the prolonged ASUU strike affecting students nationwide.
LEADINGREPORTERS have learnt that the mass action is in continuation of their protest against the ongoing industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
Students defied the heavy downpour, caused gridlock on the road leading to the airport leaving many travellers stranded.
The situation caused gridlock along the axis as the vehicular movement in and out of the airport was stalled.
Security operatives from the Lagos State Police Command, RRS operatives, Lagos Airport Police Command, and other security agencies are on ground. No one has however been harassed till this moment.
The protesting students carried placards chanting Aluta songs to register their displeasure over the actions of the Federal Government.
The ongoing strike has lasted for over 7 months, grounding the educational pursuit all undergraduates in federal and state universities across the country.
The spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, has confirmed that police officers have been deployed to the scene.
The National Public Relations Officer of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Giwa Temitope, also confirmed that policemen are at the protest scene.
“They are here to protect us. Nobody has been harassed but we are not relenting. No retreat, no surrender,” he said.