Over 20 people were injured when students of the Federal University, Oye - Ekiti and commercial motorcyclists clashed on Tuesday.
Trouble began when a student and a commercial motorcyclist had a disagreement over transport fare.
A source said the commercial motorcyclist slapped the student and that led to a fight between them , which the other students latched into .
“ The students had been angry over what they see as their exploitation by the commercial motorcyclists and sundry business operators in the community, ” the source added .
Many of the students were stranded on campus as they could not leave because of the tension created by the fight .
It was learnt that the commercial motorcyclists mobilised against the students , which further heightened tension in the town .
According to the Public Relations Officer of FUOYE , Mr . Godfrey Bakji, the injured students had been treated at the university ’ s health centre and discharged.
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