A violent clash on Wednesday between students and security forces left many students injured, some seriously, at the main university in the Niger capital Niamey, a student leader said. The students were protesting to demand the reinstatement of five classmates who were expelled last month after being accused of assaulting a professor, students and residents told AFP. There are many injured among our classmates.”He said “some of the injured are fighting for their lives” at a university hospital in Lamorde. Security forces used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators, who responded by throwing stones. The strike ended on March 17 after the five students were expelled and the university tapped the security forces for campus security.

Source: Punch April 18, 2018 18:11 UTC