Security beefed up at University of Ibadan over terror attack

The management of the University of
Ibadan on Wednesday said it had no intention to
make life unbearable for the university
community through the recent screening
exercise introduced at the institution’s gates.

The university’s Director of Communication, Mr
Olatunji Oladejo, in Ibadan said that the
measure was in response to the threat by an
unknown group to launch bomb attacks on its
campus.

The security personnel were stationed at the
entrance of the university and were searching
students and visitors entering the institution.

Oladejo, who said the university was not taking
the threat for granted, added that this informed
the security beef up in and around the
university.

He said that the campus security service had
been complementing the efforts of other
security agencies in ensuring security on the
campus.

“ What we are trying to do is to avert any
unpleasant situation in the university,’’ he said.
Some of the students, who spoke with NAN, said
although they were apprehensive about the
situation, there was nothing they could do but
resort to divine intervention.