The Polytechnic of Ibadan has confirmed an attack by suspected armed robbers on the institution’s staff quarters in the early hours of Monday.
The school’s spokesman, Soladoye Adewole, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.
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The attack occurred at about 12:30am at the North campus of the polytechnic.
A lecturer in the Department of Biology, Okedara Emmanuel, who was injured during the attack, was rushed to the University College Hospital, Ibadan for treatment.
Adewole said that no life was lost, while the lecturer, who had gunshot wounds, is responding to treatment.
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The matter has been reported to the police and security has been scaled up at the campus, he added.
