The University of Ibadan has been shut down indefinitely
following a two-day protest by students who have now been
asked to leave the campus. The students were expressing
displeasure over “the suspension of a union leader by the
students’ disciplinary committee” and “non-availability of
some amenities needed on the campus”.
In what is becoming a norm in Federal Universities, the
students complained about lack of power and water which
they said made learning difficult for them.
They took their protests to Lectures halls & disrupted
ongoing classes by using canes to chase colleagues who
didn’t join the protests.
They also shut down all entrances to the institution, a move
which has been declared illegal by other institutions
including UNILAG.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Abel
Olayinka said the decision to shut the institution was
occasioned by violent protests which, he added, had led to
“life-threatening acts and text messages” being sent and
received around the campus.
