There was chaos at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Monday as members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Benin chapter, stormed various examination halls and forced an immediate halt to all ongoing examinations.
The move followed the national directive of the union to commence a two-week warning strike effective immediately.
Students who were in the middle of their semester examinations were left stranded and confused as lecturers abruptly stopped the process and walked out of the venues.
One of the affected students who spoke to the media under condition of anonymity, said the development threw the campus into worry.
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“Every exam in the faculty has been cancelled,” the student said.
“No more exams till after two weeks. UNIBEN ASUU has mobilized its members to disrupt any ongoing exams. A two-week strike was activated with immediate effect in UNIBEN.”
The national body of ASUU had earlier announced the commencement of a two-week warning strike to protest the federal government’s alleged failure to honour previous agreements on funding, earned allowances, and implementation of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS).
