The management of Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Sapaade, Ogun State, on Monday, announced the closure of the institution arising from robbery attacks on the students.
The management in the announcement directed the students to stay out of school for the next two weeks.
Recall that armed robbers had been robbing students of the polytechnic, with female students subjected to rape.
In the last incident last Saturday, a student was killed while about nine others were injured.
It had led to the students’ protes and now, the management has shut down the school pending when normalcy is restored.
A memo signed by the acting Registrar of the institution, J. O. Popoola, to convey the development read, “I have the directive of management to inform all students in the polytechnic that all physical lectures have been suspended on campus for the next two weeks with effect from Monday, December 4, 2023.
“In view of this development, all students are to note that online lectures have commenced with immediate effect. Therefore, students are directed to join online classes in order to continue lectures for the current semester.
“To this end, all students are to steer clear of the polytechnic premises till physical lectures resume again at a date that will be communicated soon.”
