Nigeria, March 13 -- Dozens of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) students on Saturday blocked the institution's gate to protest fuel price increment at most filling stations in Ile-Ife, Osun State.

The protest was to express their dissatisfaction over the transportation hike in the university community. The transportation hike arose as a result of fuel price increment in the country.

Earlier on Friday, some students challenged transporters who were forcing them to pay N70 as transportation fee for places that used to be N50.

As a result of the confrontation, some students were harassed and briefly detained by security officials of the institution.

Undeterred by this move, the students returned to the campus gate on Saturday morning wit...