FOOTBALL COMPETITION TURN SOUR, AS UNIDENTIFIED PERSON STABS IBADAN POLYTECHNIC SPORTS DIRECTOR

An eyewitness, who is Higher National Diploma (HND) student of the Polytechnic said the Sports Director and the student were attacked after the football match, adding that, the victims were drenched in their  blood following the attack.

“The awful scenario began with the culprits intimidating the FENG QUEENS TEAM after the match, and as the Sports Director and head coach of the faculty team, he had to come to the rescue of his players. During the match, despite the fact that we were losing with two goals to nil, we were still joking around and maintaining a mutual rapport with the opposite team from FBCS.

“But then, the culprits started with the throwing of sachet water into our midst to erupt violence, but we still maintained our calmness. But after the match, they came harassing the females and that was where some students from engineering interceded. The other student, whose where about is still unknown, was beaten brutally’.

He added, “Oyeniyi was stabbed in the head in the process. One senator came to his rescue and that was when he was rushed to the Medical Centre for treatment. I did not see the need why FBCS would attack them because they won them already and that the perpetrator of the heinous act were not the opposite team from the FBCS following the chants they made after perpetrating it”.

Penpushing further reports that, students of the Polytechnic in their hundreds, majority of them  from the Faculty of Engineering, embarked a protest against the violence and attack of their colleagues, as they  barricaded the main entrance and other gates leading to the institution in protest against the stabbing of the Director and beating the student.

When contacted, the Polytechnic Public Relations Officer, Soladoye Adewole, confirmed the incident, explaining that the students protested against the violence and not against the school management.

“They did not protest against the school. They had a football match yesterday and it resulted into fracas. It is an in-fight between them. And the school authority has taken the necessary actions. They are not protesting against the school”.

Penpushing also reports that, the management of the institution has announced the closure of the school and the suspension of the Student Union Government (SUG) following the violence that erupted the school on Thursday morning.

The closure order was contained in a press release signed by the institution Registrar, Mrs. Modupe Fawale which was made available to journalists in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, emphasizing that the suspension became necessary as the Student Union body had failed to obey and follow the rules guiding its activities on campus.

Penpushing reports that, Fawale in the statement noted that the authority of The Polytechnic, have also ordered that, the students should proceed on mid semester break immediate, stating that, “the students are to resume for studies on Wednesday 10th of April, and all students are to vacate the hall of residence immediately”, adding that

The Registrar reiterated that the police have been invited for smooth vacation of the students from the institution so as to prevent breach of peace, adding that, “parents and guidance are advised to request their children and wards to return home immediately as the management of the institution will not be responsible for the care of any student during the mid-semester break”.

Meanwhile, Oyo State Police Command Public Relations Officer,  Olugbenga Fadeyi  when contacted said that the Police is on top of the situation adding that investigation was ongoing.