Edo State: Academic Activities Shutdown in UNIBEN Over Students Protest

From Imafidon OSAZUA (Benin)

Barely 24 hours after students' protest against power outage was and cost of living in school, academic activities have been shut down at the University of Benin by the school's management.

A three paragraph statement by the the Public Relations Officer of the University, Dr (Mrs) Benedicta Ehanire, said the school was shut because the dialogue with the students broke down.

It reads: "Following the refusal 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"