Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) students on Saturday protested against the closure of the institution, blocking its exit and entry roads.
The management of the university had ordered the closure of the institution after students barricaded Ife/Ibadan and Ife/Ede expressways in protest.
According to the protesters, the negligence of the medical personnel at the varsity’s health centre led to the death of a final year student, Aishat Adesina.
The management had given students until 12pm Saturday to vacate their halls of residence and put on hold the swearing-in of the newly elected students’ union officials.
However, while the halls of residence were vacated, some students regrouped on campus and barricaded strategic exit and entry roads to the institution.
But OAU spokesman Abiodun Olanrewaju claimed no road was barricaded on the campus of the university.
He said, “I just left the campus. As of the time I left the campus, there was no blockage and many students have left the halls of residence as directed by the management. They complied with the management’s directive. If any road was blocked, probably not up to 20 students did that. I am presently on Road One and vehicles are going in and coming out of thecampus, no blockage.”
