The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, (UI), Professor Kayode Adebowale, has sought the support of security agencies in the state.
Adebowale urged the security agencies to protect the institution during visits to heads of the outfits on Monday.
The VC led a team from the university to pay courtesy visits to the General Officer Commanding 2 Mechanised Division of the Nigerian Army, General O. G. Onubogu; Commissioner of Police, Ayodele Sonubi; and Director of the Department of State Services, Mr. Rasheed Adeyinka Adelakun.
Adebowale while speaking, said the security challenges in the country have become hydra headed.
He added that combined and concerted efforts are needed to tackle insecurity in the state.
Speaking further, Adebowale stressed the need for the academia and the security forces to partner in order to maintain law and order in society.
He appreciated the support and services that the institution had received in the past during peace times and periods of unrest in the campus.
Onubogu, while speaking, commended the VC for visiting his office.
On his part, Sonubi appreciated the opportunities provided by the academia for men of the Force to actualize their academic dreams.
Adelakun, in his own contribution, assured that the organisation would surpass its earlier services to the institution.
