By Onome Oghenetega
The management of University of Benin has announced the shutting down of academic activities indefinitely following the protest by students of the institution.
The shutting of the institution was contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, Dr. Benedicta Ehanire, on Thursday morning.
The Senate of the institution had on Wednesday threatened to shut down academic activities over students refusal to suspend their protest due to power outage in the two campuses.
Following Thursday’s statement, the university ordered all students to vacate their hostels immediately over the suspension of academic activities.
The statement read, “Following the insistence of students of the University of Benin to shift grounds on their demands for twenty four hours supply of electricity and more , considered unrealistic by the University’s Senate, the University has shut down academic activities indefinitely.
“Students are to vacate the hostels immediately while all the relevant units of the University are to take note and comply.
“However, non teaching staff and staff on essential duties are not affected by the shut down.”
