Fear gripped the University of Ibadan on Friday
as a threatening message that purportedly
emanated from a group, al-wilayat al-Islamiyya
Gharb Afriqiyyah, was circulated.
According to the message, the group threatened
to bomb the school before Independence Day on
October 1, 2016, saying that students and staff
were their targets.
When contacted, The Director of Communication,
UI, Olatunji Oladejo, dismissed the threat, saying
it was the handiwork of mischievous individuals
who wanted to cause commotion in the school.
It was gathered that while some lecturers got
the mail through their institutional e-mail
addresses, others were copied through social
platforms such as Whatsapp.
The letter read in part, “You people are an
embarrassment to Nigeria and are the people
that brought in western education to Nigeria.
You doomed this nation and in turn you all are
going to be doomed. Most of you are going to
die before Independence Day. You will not spend
the Independence Day in peace, you and your
students.
“Detonation will start going from tomorrow till
Independence Day and there is nothing you can
do as we are among you. Even your little
searches at the gate won’t do anything. By the
time we are through with you, your government
will be sorry.”
Speaking on the alleged threat, Oladejo said like
others, he also received the letter, while saying
that it had not affected the peace of the school.
He said, “I also got it. Anyone could instigate
such thing. Some people could be mischievous.
Our international students are having their
carnival on the campus and everywhere is
peaceful. I attribute it to the handiwork of
mischievous individuals and vehemently deny
any commotion.”
Police Public Relations Officer of the state police
command, Adekunle Ajisebutu, said:.
“We have received the information. The state
Commissioner of Police, Samuel Adegbuyi,
working in concert with the other security
agencies, has put in place all necessary security
arrangement to forestall such an ugly incident.
“We have deployed our intelligence officers to
provide adequate security in the school. As it is,
it is still a rumour but we don’t want to take
things for granted and because of this, we have
provided adequate security, not only for the
school, but for the people of the state.
“We enjoin members of the public to go about
their lawful businesses and to be law-abiding.
Fear gripped the University of Ibadan on Friday
as a threatening message that purportedly
emanated from a group, al-wilayat al-Islamiyya
Gharb Afriqiyyah, was circulated.
According to the message, the group threatened
to bomb the school before Independence Day on
October 1, 2016, saying that students and staff
were their targets.
When contacted, The Director of Communication,
UI, Olatunji Oladejo, dismissed the threat, saying
it was the handiwork of mischievous individuals
who wanted to cause commotion in the school.
It was gathered that while some lecturers got
the mail through their institutional e-mail
addresses, others were copied through social
platforms such as Whatsapp.
The letter read in part, “You people are an
embarrassment to Nigeria and are the people
that brought in western education to Nigeria.
You doomed this nation and in turn you all are
going to be doomed. Most of you are going to
die before Independence Day. You will not spend
the Independence Day in peace, you and your
students.
“Detonation will start going from tomorrow till
Independence Day and there is nothing you can
do as we are among you. Even your little
searches at the gate won’t do anything. By the
time we are through with you, your government
will be sorry.”
Speaking on the alleged threat, Oladejo said like
others, he also received the letter, while saying
that it had not affected the peace of the school.
He said, “I also got it. Anyone could instigate
such thing. Some people could be mischievous.
Our international students are having their
carnival on the campus and everywhere is
peaceful. I attribute it to the handiwork of
mischievous individuals and vehemently deny
any commotion.”
Police Public Relations Officer of the state police
command, Adekunle Ajisebutu, said:.
“We have received the information. The state
Commissioner of Police, Samuel Adegbuyi,
working in concert with the other security
agencies, has put in place all necessary security
arrangement to forestall such an ugly incident.
“We have deployed our intelligence officers to
provide adequate security in the school. As it is,
it is still a rumour but we don’t want to take
things for granted and because of this, we have
provided adequate security, not only for the
school, but for the people of the state.
“We enjoin members of the public to go about
their lawful businesses and to be law-abiding.
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