Deaf students drag Oyo govt to court over seizure of 39-acre land
to appear before it on May 14, over a land property allegedly belonging to the Association of the Deaf in Ibadan.
The angry protesters were led by the National Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Christian Mission for the Deaf, Mr. Silas Ike. Others read: “The deaf have rights to live better life”; “We need our land for school”; “Oyo State government should not forcefully occupy the deaf’s land”; “We need our land for vocational training and deaf university” and “The deaf are helpless, please.”
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