Breaking: TASUED shut indefinitely, students ordered to vacate premises

The management of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, Ogun State, has ordered the immediate closure of the institution over a clash between the students and residents of the community.

The management of TASUED announced the closure of the institution and ordered the students to go home till peace would be restored, following a clash which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, May 28.

The TASUED Registrar, Dapo Oke, who made the declaration via a statement, noted that there was a clash between some students living in the Imaweje community, around the school, and the residents of the community.

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Oke said: “Following the recent clash between students and members of the university host community in the early hours of today (Sunday), particularly, the Iwameje, community which led to the eruption of violence, the university management hereby announces the closing down of the university.

“In the meantime, parents and guardians are hereby advised to recall their wards particularly those living in and around Iwameje back home immediately.

“Efforts are being made with law enforcement agents to restore peace and order in the community affected,” the university official noted.

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