Kumi University in Uganda has been closed until further notice as a result of continued riots and demonstrations by students over the vice chancellor's resignation, New Vision reported.
Gasper Obingu Onzi, the district police commander of the university, said the school was shut down following a decision by the University Council and security agencies. Students were sent home until further notice, New Vision reported.
The New Vision reported the protests and demonstrations ensued on Sunday following Dr. Kim Young's resignation as Kumi University's vice president over undisclosed reasons.
However, the newspaper heard from anonymous sources that Young's contract ended and he is set to travel back to his home in South Korea.
"It's believed that this has brought all this confusion in the university," a source, who preferred anonymity for fear of his job in the university, told New Vision.
Students accused the administration of failing to explain why Young was leaving the university to go back to South Korea. Fifteen students of the university are being held in the university in connection with the riots and demonstrations. They were arrested to assist police with investigations.
Onzi said the students were arrested as "police engaged in running battles with students who turned rowdy on Sunday."
"When we learnt of the incident, we quickly rushed to the scene and found students rioting and demonstrating. University vehicle tires were deflated, administration offices and the chapel were blocked with stones, tires, desks and many others," Onzi said.
He said shortly after the situation as under control.
Onzi said students should avoid taking the law into their own hands. He argued they should use "amicable ways to sort out their grievances," New Vision reported.
"This matter is administrative and very simple. I don't see why students should go rowdy, it's a waste of time." He said. "They should just know why they are at school."
