SAN FRANCISCO, February 23, (THEWILL) – Students of the College of Education Gindirin, Plateau State, on Thursday, in a protest against the delay in the issuance of their school identity cards, which they claimed they had paid for burnt the school clinic and eight vehicles.
The students alleged that the school management was also short-changing them saying the identity cards was to be used in identifying students to be allowed into examination halls.
They claimed that even though the students paid health centre fees, they are still made to pay huge sums when in need of medical care at the school clinic.
Following the protest, the management of the institution located in Mangu Local Government Area shut the school indefinitely to curtail further destruction of property.
The spokesperson of the institution, Elizabeth Aboreng, confirmed the violence and shutting down of the school.
The spokesperson of the Plateau State Police Command, Terna Tyopev also confirmed the protest but declared that no life was lost in the violence.
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