The Akwa Ibom State government has shut down Technical College, Ewet
Offot indefinitely following students’ unrest, which led to the
destruction of school property and inflicting of injuries on staff
members and passersby.
According to a statement issued by the state’s Commissioner of
Education, Professor Nse Essien in Uyo yesterday, the students engaged
in unruly behaviour on Wednesday, Febuary19, 2020 destroying school
property and causing injuries to police officers and members of staff.
He condemned the students’ attitude, especially after they were warned
in October 2019 to desist from behaviours that would paint the state in a
bad light.
“In the last two weeks, we have recorded a lot of incidences of violence
attributed to students of Ewet Technical College and we condemn them in
strong terms.
“Henceforth, it is mandatory that the students will pay for any property
they destroy. It is high time they started behaving like students.
“The school has become so notorious for fomenting trouble everywhere.
Anyone caught causing trouble will spend some time in detention and
anyone found culpable will be dismissed to serve as a deterrent to
others,” he told the students.
Angered and surprised at the incident, the commissioner added,
“Government Technical College, Ewet in Uyo metropolis is hereby shut
down indefinitely and all students are advised to vacate the school
premises with immediate effect. Staff members of the college are,
however, advised to continue to report for duty.”
The statement disclosed that 34 students, whose names were compiled
through intelligence sources masterminded the incident have been placed
on indefinite suspension, adding that the students, whose names are with
the security agents, would not return to the school even when it
reopens.
He, however, stressed that the students would bear the cost of damages
done on the school property on resumption and condemned in strong terms
the students’ action, which resulted in the injury of the Divisional
Police Officer (DPO) while attempting to quell the riot.
“As I speak, the DPO is in a critical condition in hospital as a result
of injuries sustained in an effort to quell the students’ unrest. A
member of staff of the college is under surgical operation on his left
eye, while another was seriously injured.
“Several other members of staff and the general public also sustained
varying degrees of injuries, while several vehicles windscreens were
smashed as a result of the riot, which has almost become a trademark of
the college. As a responsible Government, we cannot fold our hands and
watch our schools being turned into a den of hooligans,” Essien stated.
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