Students of Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, ATAP,yesterday staged a protest seeking the removal of Mr Bala Azare, the Rector of the institution.

It was learnt that the students blocked entrances to the school and disrupted smooth vehicular movement around the area.

The students who were carrying placards with various inscriptions accused the Rector of corruption , injustice and the poor state of facilities in the school.

They claimed that the management of the institution in connivance with the rector embezzled the funds of the institution to the tune of several millions of naira and acquired properties of the institution illegally.

Efforts made by the police to calm the students yielded no result as the students were seen throwing stones at the policemen and set bonfires.

Police had no choice but to apply minimum force to forestall a further break don of law and order.

Currently normalcy has been restored in the institution.