By Daud Olatunji

ABEOKUTA— SECURITY Operatives have taken over strategic locations in Abeokuta and Olabisi  Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago-Iwoye including all its campuses across the state to prevent possible breakdown of law and order by the students following Saturday’s closure of the institution by the state government.

Anti-riot policemen were seen in and around the institution at Ago-Iwoye in Ijebu-North local government area of the state while they were also sighted in all various campuses across the state.

The Police had issued a warning to the students against any protest over the reduction of fees announced by the state government.

The state government had on Saturday announced the immediate closure of the institution, to forestall breach of peace and order as the students had continued to issue threats while rejecting all entreaties and concessions by the government on their on the recently announced reduction of school fees in the state.

Vanguard gathered that,  there was  heavy presence of Policemen in strategic areas in and around the institution and Abeokuta.

Efforts to speak with the state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi was unsuccessful as he could not be reached.

But, the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR in Ogun State, condemned the  closure of the institution,  describing it  as unholy.

The CDHR in a statement by state  Chairman, Folarin  Olayinka and the Public Relations Officer, Femi  Agunbiade, said “The decision to shut the institution following the students’ rights agitation on further reduction of school fees is a big disappointment, demonstration of weakness, failure on educational promises and lack of how to approach salient matters affecting students.”