Ahead of Wednesday’s resumption (today), some people suspected to be cultists have launched an attack on the Polytechnic Ibadan campus, destroying valuable properties.
The suspected cultists during the invasion of the campus, vandalised six cars and two tricycles belonging to some staff of the institution and commercial operators, DailyPost reports.
A source within the campus told DailyPost that the unknown gunmen invaded the institution some minutes before 4.pm on Tuesday.
He said, “There were rains of gunshots as some unknown men disrupted the peace at the South campus entrance of the institution on Tuesday afternoon, 7th May, 2019.
“The incident began some minutes to 4 in the afternoon, where various properties were damaged ranging from private cars, tricycles, the commercial bus, and the security house at the entrance of the Institution.
“Those people were three with two holding guns, and one with axe. They were in blue top and black beret. When they came, the security men manning the gate ran for their lives as they were shooting in the air as well as destroying cars with the axe.
“Before the security operatives would reach the venue of the situation, the perpetrators of the acts have left the scene”.
A staff of the institution who briefed DAILY POST about the incident confirmed that the incident occurred at the South Campus of the institution where the assailants vandalised six cars and two tricycles.
He said, “It happened about two hours ago. At the South campus of the institution.
“About 5 or 6 cars were vandalised, 2 tricycles. But, nobody dies.
“I was not there, but that is the information I got and am give you to treat it with utmost confidentiality.
“You know I’m not supposed to do it, but we are brothers.
But, Public Relations Officer of the Polytechnic, Alhaji Soladoye Adewole when asked for comments said he was yet to be ‘briefed’ about the incident.
