Photos - Niger Delta University Closed Down Indefinitely

After long protests from students in the university (mainly engineering students) the school authorities have closed all activities in the school as the protest which started as a peaceful one had become violent.
The reason however for the protests is that over 200 students final year students from engineering faculty were asked to repeat 200 level in a new faculty, reason being that a new law was enacted and implemented which states that any student who fail the three main courses in Engineering will be withdrawn from the faculty.
The law which has affected many students who were asked to start 200 level afresh had triggered the protest which had become violent and as can be seen from the photos below students parking out of the school as a résult of the indefinite closure of the university by the authorities. .

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