The
management of Alvan Ikoku Federal Collage of Education, Owerri, has announced
the indefinite closure of the institution following a protest by the students
on Monday.
The
provost of the institution, Dr Blessing Ijeoma, confirmed the closure.
She said
that the management issued the directive after the students destroyed the
institution’s administrative block and about nine government vehicles.
“We have
approved an indefinite closure of AICE following today’s students’ protest and
we have directed that every student should vacate the school premises,” she
said.
Students
of AIFCE staged a violent protest against the management of the institution
over the hike in both tuition and acceptance fees.
The
students said that management decided to increase the acceptance fee
from N10,000 to N30,000 without consultation.
They
also alleged that the management raised the school fees from N30,000 to
N70,000.
The
students said the essence of the protest was to draw the attention of
management to their plight.
However,
the provost said the students’ claims were baseless and added that hoodlums
seized the opportunity to cart away valuables, such as computers, from the ICT
centre.
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