University of Ibadan Shut down, students to vacate the institution 6pm today.

The Vice Chancellor, University of
Ibadan, UI, Professor Abel Idowu
Olayinka has today ordered all the
undergraduate students of the
institution to vacate the institution
before 6pm today.

The VC who responded to the protest
staged today said, all the
undergraduate students should leave the school's premises on or before 6pm today.
In addition to this, he postponed the first semester
exam slated to start tomorrow to
Monday July 17, 2017.

Meanwhile, he added that, the order does
not affect the academic programme of
the post graduate students saying that
their lectures and other academic
activities continues.

Report shows that the university
authority tried to appeal to the students
to shelve their plan demonstration in
the interest of peace. Contrary to this, the students still went ahead today
and staged a protest.

In order to forestall the breakdown of law and order, there was heavy military
at the university entrance this morning.

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