OAU reacts as protesting Ife indigenes storm campus with charms, fetish objects | By: Adebayo Akinkunmi

The administration of the Obafemi Awolowo College, Ile-Ife has reacted to the protest by Ife indigenes over the announcement of Prof. Adebayo Bamire because the twelfth substantive Vice-Chancellor of OAU.

The protesters argued that an Ife indigene ought to have been appointed.

Decided to make sure the set up of an Ile-Ife indigene as the subsequent OAU VC, some indigenes invaded the varsity’s campus with charms and different fetish objects on Monday.

Additionally they closed the varsity’s two main gates, thereby stopping workers, college students, and different stakeholders from both coming into or leaving the College.

The protests by the Ife indigenes began final Thursday, March 17, 2022, shortly after the College Governing Council, led by its Chairman, Owelle Oscar Udoji, introduced a professor of Agricultural Economics, Bamire, because the twelfth substantive VC.

The protesters, who initially blocked the primary gate of the College on the primary day and threatened workers and college students to keep away from campus, allegedly grew to become violent the second day as they beat up staff, notably the workers of the Safety Unit, and vandalised their workplace on the Fundamental Gate.

A few of the safety staff have been reportedly be taken to the College’s Well being Centre for remedy.

On Monday, March 21, 2022, the protest took one other dimension because the protesting indigenes blocked the 2 main gates as early as 6: 00 am, getting into the campus with charms, and different fetish gadgets.

Movies that surfaced on-line confirmed the protesters assembled on the movement floor of the College Secretariat, wearing all-white non secular conventional apparel, chanting incantations and performing rituals.

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