The management of the University of Benin on Thursday halted academic activities indefinitely and ordered the students to vacate their hotels immediately.
This was contained in a statement by the institution’s Public Relations officer, Benedicta Ehanire, on Thursday.
The statement read that the refusal of students of the University of Benin to shift grounds on their demands for twenty-four-hour supply of electricity and more, considered unrealistic by the university’s Senate, the university has shut down academic activities indefinitely.
It called on students 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 shutdown.
In her statement, Ehanire said the unrealistic demands of the students necessitated the action of the management.
The students protested on Wednesday over the rationing of electricity, among other grievances.
They blocked the Benin-Ore highway, which caused gridlock and untold hardship to commuters.
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