Nigeria, Jan. 20 -- The management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has explained the circumstances surrounding the recent tension on campus that led to police intervention and the eventual closure of the institution.

In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Acting Registrar, AbdulHafis Amin, the Polytechnic said the unrest was linked to the institution's designation by the Kwara State Government as a temporary orientation camp for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) due to prevailing security challenges in the state.

According to the statement, previous NYSC orientation exercises held at the Polytechnic did not disrupt academic activities because students were either on break or had not fully resumed. However, the ongoing exercis...