University of Ilorin main library catches fire
- University of Ilorin, Kwara state main library caught fire in the early hours of Thursday
- The cause of the fire was traced to an electric circuit failure
- No life was lost in the incident
Students and staff of University of Ilorin, Kwara state were in distress in the early hours of Thursday, February 2, as the university main library caught fire.
The fire reportedly started in the basement of the library as a mild explosion was heard at repeated intervals forcing the library staffs to sound the alarm.
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A student who witnessed the event said: “I have a test today by 2pm so I decided to stay in the library for a very quick revision, it was less than 30 minutes when I got there that I heard a woman shouting 'everybody leave, everybody should leave now.
“Before we know what’s happening, people were already rushing, feeling so scared. Although some of us still remain calm trying to find out what went wrong, we suddenly felt a vibration as the whole library was shaking, it started from the first floor and was moving towards the last floor…”
It was later found out that the cause of the fire was an electric circuit failure, although no life was lost.
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Meanwhile, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has banned University of Ilorin from carrying out any academic and non-academic activity. The members of the association has been asked to disrupt every activity in the university. The staff of this school are not allowed to carry out any work in the school premises.
Also, ASUU has instructed its members in other universities not to assist Unilorin with any academic activity. This means that research, teaching, assessment, moderation and setting of examination by other lecturers outside the university will not be possible for the time being. Part time lecturing, sabbatical, visiting and adjunct appointments will no longer be allowed.
Source: Legit.ng
