Hundreds of students chanting and holding placards blocked the main airport road to Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos on Monday to protest against the disruption to lectures caused by the lecturers’ strike that has been going on for more than seven months.

The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) had at the weekend threatened to occupy major airports to send a message that the students were tired of the pay stand-off between lecturers and President Muhammadu Buhari’s government.

“We are here to ground the economy at the Murtala Muhammadu International Airport the government and the world at large can be aware that our students are off campus now for seven good months,” Awoyinfa Opeoluwa, NANS spokesperson for the southeast region told Reuters.

Dozens of armed police watched from a distance. We will keep you updated as the story unfolds.