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Police are on high alert in Dunedin tonight. as they continue to investigate a threat that forced the cancellation of graduation ceremonies and college parades.
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Police have not specified what the threat is, but began suggesting that the University of Otago cancel its ceremonies earlier this week. Source: 1 NEWS
On Wednesday, hundreds of students from the University of Otago staged their own graduation ceremony on Castle Street in north Dunedin, after the security threat canceled the official one.
Police said the university received an electronic threat earlier this week and decided it was not safe to continue with any of the ceremonies.
Police also chose not to reveal details about the threat, but encouraged those behind to come forward.
The threat is being taken seriously, and police say they will have an active presence in Dunedin tonight and this weekend as they continue to investigate the alleged threat.
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Police made the call today to postpone two events, just hours before they started. Source: 1 NEWS
Despite reports that the initial threat mentioned a possible bombing and shootings, officials did not provide further details today.
The police said it is “a complex investigation” and it is important that they work on it “in a systematic and thorough manner”, and therefore cannot reveal the specific nature of the threat.
It comes as more than 1,800 students have canceled or postponed their graduation ceremonies this week and some are being rescheduled for 2021.
A spokesperson for the university told 1 NEWS that next week’s ceremonies on Wednesday and Saturday are, at this stage, scheduled to continue.
