LAUTECH is jointly owned by the governments of Oyo and Osun States .
The protesting students , who are armed with placards with various inscription rejecting the hike are mainly from the College of Health Sciences of the university located in Osogbo .
The protest has been peaceful while policemen are monitoring the situation to prevent hoodlums from hijacking it.
The student said the new fee regime of between N 200, 000 and N 250, 000 per student was unacceptable describing it as a manifestation of the insensitivity of the governments of the two states .
One of the leaders of the protesting students , Israel Fawole, who is also the Chairman of Save Education and Reopen LAUTECH Students Coalition, denounced the hike , saying the increment was an attempt to privatize education.