Usmanu Danfodiyo University Closed As Students Protest

The Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
was on Tuesday forced to be closed
indefinitely by the management over protest
by students.
The decision to close the University, according to its
Vice Chancellor, Prof. Riskuwa Arabu Shehu during
a press briefing at the institution, followed
students' protest against the lack of 24 hours of
electricity in the University.
"A group of students came to the residential houses
of the University at around 8.30pm and forced open
the gate to VC's house. They were shouting all sorts
of slogans against non supply of 24 hours
electricity," Prof. Shehu said.
"The development came as a surprise to us because
we can't guarantee 24 hours supply of electricity.
This is a nationwide problem about which even the
leadership is battling," he continued.
On the University's efforts to ensure relative power
supply, the VC said, "In every 18 to 20 days, we buy
22,000 litres of diesel. The last purchase before the
protest was brought in by 7pm on 26th May. More
so, we supplied four tankers of water from the
town, but these efforts were not appreciated by the
students."
He said that it was against the rules of the
University to demonstrate at nite, even to
residential quarters. "It is with pain that we took
the decision to close the University indefinitely. We
will set up a committee to investigate the incident
and nobody found to have a hand in it will be
spared," Prof. Shehu added.