The management of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, on Wednesday dismissed as untrue reports of civil unrest and rioting in the institution.
“This is to bring to the notice of members of the general public and the Polytechnic community that there is no civil unrest, rioting or breach of the peace in any of the two campuses of the institution,” a statement issued by the Deputy Registrar of the Institution, Ajibola Jimoh, read.
“The above clarifications becomes germane, in other to dispel the on-going rumour that the institution is engulfed in civil unrest and Students uprising. In fact, all students who were yet to complete their first semester examinations before the Covid-19 lock down, are all back on campus and sitting for their remaining papers.
“It suffice to clarify that a major electricity spark occurred yesterday in one of the cafes located directly opposite the gate of the main campus, which made people who were around the place to scamper for safety. The electricity fault that caused the spark was later repaired by owners of the cafes and normalcy has since been restored around the area, and this did not happen on the campus.”
No curfew in Kwara yet, says govt
The Kwara State Government had earlier on Wednesday dispelled rumours of imposing curfew across the state, as widely reported by some mainstream media.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye disclosed this rebuttal to THE INFORMANT247 during a telephone conversation.
Ajakaye said no curfew is imposed yet, adding that the govt had contacted The Nation newspaper – that earlier published the report – to make neccesary amendment.
For his part, the state police spokesperson, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, also debunked the report, saying “everyone can go about his or her normal businesses”.
