The Federal College of Education (FCE) Yola has been shut.
Authorities of the College announced the shutdown and yesterday, even as it urged all students to leave the campus immediately. The closure was the aftermath of a violent protest by the students over water scarcity.
The students, who said the campus, located in central Jimeta area of Yola, had not had water for many days besides unreliable power supply, decided to protest against the situation.
Sources among the students said what was meant to be a peaceful protest went out of control as some of them began to vandalise valuable assets.
Management of the college said yesterday that the issue of water scarcity resulted from a breakdown of the college’s main water source.
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Registrar of the college, Ahmad Gidado said the main industrial borehole supplying the water needs of the entire school broke down.
On why the management resolved to shut the college, the Registrar said: “This morning while the water tanker was distributing water to fetching points, the agitation of the students persisted. In order not to allow the incident to get out of hand, an emergency meeting by the school management was convened, and in the interest of peace and order, we decided to shut down the school.”
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