Nigeria, March 12 -- A student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Owoeye Olaoluwa, was on Friday assaulted by operatives of the institution's security outfit for protesting over fuel hike.

Mr Olaoluwa, a 400-level law student, was assaulted by the security officials when some students of the institution stormed the university gate to express their displeasure over the transportation hike that arose as a result of fuel price increment in the country.

Several students told our correspondent that transporters in the university environment on Friday forced them to pay N70 as transportation fee for places that used to be N50. They were also mandated to pay N100 to places that used to be N70.

As a result of this, some of the students inter...