Protesters Storm UI Gate, Soldiers Deployed To Scene
Protesters converged at the gate of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday morning to express their disaffection over the present economic challenges in the country.
Members of the community barricaded the varsity’s gate, thereby causing traffic jam and putting a stop to other activities.
According to a student who chose to be anonymous, soldiers and Operation Burst officers had been deployed to the scene, at the time of filing this report, Punch reports.
However, the institution’s Communication Officer, Mrs Adejoke Akinpelu, said the protesters had been dispersed by the security personnel.
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She said, “The U.I Chief Security Officer told me that it was some miscreant...