July 09, 2205
By Ayinde Adeleke
The management of the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, has denied allegations made by former presidential candidate Peter Obi that two students died and several others were injured during the student union election held at the institution last Saturday.
According to Obi, the election chaos led to the death of two students and left several others injured.
He wrote, “I watched the heartbreaking video that showed students in Auchi Polytechnic in Edo State running for their lives as they WERE BEING SHOT AT during their student election yesterday, which left 2 students dead and several injured…”
However, the institution’s Director of Public Relations, Angela Egele, refuted the allegations, stating that the claims were false, misleading, and completely unfounded.
“The Management categorically states that these claims are false, misleading, and completely unfounded,” she said.
Egele added that multiple security agencies monitored the election, including the Nigerian Army, Police, Civil Defence Corps, State Security Service, Mobile Police, and the local vigilante group.
“For the avoidance of doubt, no student was shot, injured, or killed during the electoral process, which was subsequently declared inconclusive due to observed irregularities,” she emphasized.
The institution urged the public to disregard Obi’s statement.
“Subsequently, we urge the general public, stakeholders, and members of the press to disregard this misinformation,” Egele said.
The polytechnic management assured that adequate security operatives were on ground during the exercise, contradicting Obi’s claims of violence and bloodshed.
