The Federal College of Forestry in Ibadan has been shut down
by the management of the institution until further notice.
The institution was shut down over the clash that occurred
between the staff and students of the institution and some operatives of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Recall that there was tension in the college on
Tuesday when EFCC operatives stormed the college.
Dele Oyewale, EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, in a
statement made available to DAILY POST on Wednesday, noted that seven
operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the commission on a routine verification
exercise of a surety, Azeez Kazeem Oluwakemi, were attacked and held hostage by
staff and students of the college.
Oyewale maintained that the operatives were in the college
to authenticate the address and identity of Oluwakemi, who stood as a surety
for Alakinde Khalid Kolawole, a suspected internet fraudster in the custody of
the commission.
The EFCC spokesman, in the statement, added that students
and staff of the college went into a frenzied attack against operatives of the
commission who were on an authorised assignment.
EFCC noted that the college community was duly informed
about the mission of the EFCC team.
The Public Relations Officer of the college, Mr Kehinde
Olawale, said that the college had been closed as a result of the incident.
Olawale made these declarations during a telephone
conversation on Wednesday.
He said: “The school has been closed to douse tension. We
have gone to Eleyele Police Station to complain. We have sent a circular to the
students.
“What we have decided to do now is close down the school. We
don’t want to see any student for now; this was done to douse the tension.”
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