Faculty, students and employees of the Francisco de Paula Santander Universityon Ocanahad to evacuate the university campus after learning that armed men had threatened to install explosives for not complying with the Eln armed strike.
According to preliminary reports, four men on two motorcycles arrived at the entrance to the campus and ordered the students and public transport drivers to leave the place, otherwise they would install explosives on the site.
The students immediately notified their classmates, who unanimously decided to leave the university premises.
In the midst of chaos and panic, the students left the place on motorcycles and private vehicles, while others walked towards a main road.
The educational community decided to leave the university quickly.
The university campus is located on the Alcosure road on the outskirts of the municipality of Ocaña, five kilometers from the municipal palace.
This event occurs five days after having started face-to-face classes at the headquarters of the Francisco de Paula Santander University in Ocaña, after the forced closure due to the covid-19 pandemic.
The situation of violence faced by Nte de Santander is alarming. Today, UFPS Ocaña had to be evacuated after events that put the life and integrity of the entire university community at risk. to the govt @IvanDuque we demand an urgent and negotiated solution to the conflict pic.twitter.com/c2TrANlGjh
– ACEU Colombia (@ACEU_Colombia) February 25, 2022
The Colombian Association of University Students (Aceu), rejected what happened through a statement and asked the National Government to attend to the difficult public order situation that Norte de Santander is suffering.
“This type of action threatens our right to education, because it prevents that construction of ideas from taking place, it violates our right to peace, putting not only the entire student community, but also the municipality of Ocaña in distress,” says the release.
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