Consequence upon the protest embarked by students of the instruction on Tuesday, Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof. Lilian Salami has announced the immediate closure of the school.
Angry students of the institution had blocked the ever-busy Benin-Lagos Expressway and the Ekheuan Road over a N20,000 late registration fee imposed by the school authority.
The students had described the decision of the school’s management as insensitive particularly amidst the “unfavourable economic situation’’ in the country.
In a statement issued by the Registrar of the institution, Mr Ademola Bobola, Salami ordered all students to vacate their hostels and the University premises not later than noon on Wednesday.
“The Vice-Chancellor has reviewed the agitation by a section of the students’ body on Tuesday.
“This is based on security reports to avoid the students’ action being hijacked by hoodlums; and thereby prevent any form of breakdown of law and order within and outside the campuses of the University,’’ She said.
African Examinerreports that the University resumed for the 2020 to 2021 academic session on Wednesday.
