Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan

Oyo State government on Friday announced the indefinite closure of the Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo, following violent protest by students over their welfare.

The state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Adeniyi Olowofela, announced the closure in a statement issued in Ibadan, the state capital.

The statement directed students to vacate the school premises immediately, while law enforcement agents have been enjoined to secure lives and government property in the college.

According to the Commissioner, the college would remain closed until normalcy returns.