By Daud Olatunji
ABEOKUTA— SECURITY Operatives
have taken over strategic locations in
Abeokuta and Olabisi Onabanjo
University, OOU, Ago-Iwoye including
all its campuses across the state to
prevent possible breakdown of law and
order by the students following
Saturday’s closure of the institution by
the state government.
Anti-riot policemen were seen in and
around the institution at Ago-Iwoye in
Ijebu-North local government area of
the state while they were also sighted in
all various campuses across the state.
The Police had issued a warning to the
students against any protest over the
reduction of fees announced by the state
government.
The state government had on Saturday
announced the immediate closure of the
institution, to forestall breach of peace
and order as the students had continued
to issue threats while rejecting all
entreaties and concessions by the
government on their on the recently
announced reduction of school fees in
the state.
Vanguard gathered that, there was
heavy presence of Policemen in strategic
areas in and around the institution and
Abeokuta.
Efforts to speak with the state Police
Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa
Adejobi was unsuccessful as he could
not be reached.
But, the Committee for the Defence of
Human Rights, CDHR in Ogun State,
condemned the closure of the
institution, describing it as unholy.
The CDHR in a statement by state
Chairman, Folarin Olayinka and the
Public Relations Officer, Femi
Agunbiade, said “The decision to shut
the institution following the students’
rights agitation on further reduction of
school fees is a big disappointment,
demonstration of weakness, failure on
educational promises and lack of how to
approach salient matters affecting
students.”