The protest, organized and led by the Students Union Government, comes as a direct response to the university's management announcement regarding the modification of tuition fees across various faculties.

According to sources, the management of the school had schedule to address the peaceful protesters at the campus gate by 2pm today.

It can be recalled that the Public Relations Officer of the university, Abiodun Olanrewaju stated that the management reduced the fees after a meeting held with the students.

However, he added that the Students Union leaders were adamant, insisting that the fees should be reduced by 50%, which the university management made it clear that the new charges were the minimum the university require to run efficiently.

The official statement released by the school management after reducing the tuition fee partly read;

"Accordingly, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire, graciously announced that the charges initially announced have been reduced as follows:

“For the students in Humanities, the initial sundry charges of #89, 200 for returning students have been reduced to #76,000 while the new students in the Humanities, the initial fees of #151,200 have been reduced to #131,000.

“For those in the Sciences and Technology, the initial charges of #101,200, for returning students is now #86,000 while the new students in the same Faculties will now pay #141,000 instead of the initial #163,200.

“In the same vein, the returning students in the Pharmacy and College of Health Sciences will now pay #109,000, instead of #128,200. The new students in the same Faculties will now pay #164,000 instead of the initial charges of #190,000,” the statement partly read.

It also added that the university management has agreed that the payment can be in two equal installments.