THE Kebbi State Government has ordered the immediate closure of the College of Health Technology, Jega, following a student protest that turned violent.
Abubakar Tunga assured that a committee would investigate the incident, and those responsible would face consequences.
The college will remain closed for three weeks to a month.
Recall Irate students of the College set the residence of Provost Haruna Saidu-Sauwa on fire and vandalized his vehicle.
His house was set on fire and his vehicle vandalised during the violent protest.
The protest erupted over allegations that the college management extorted N23m from the students regarding index registration for 250 graduating students.
Our correspondent gathered that the controversy originated from a newly introduced Public Health programme, which was initially affiliated with the Reproductive Health and the Public Health Association of Nigeria.
The college was said to have merged the programme with the Department of Environmental Health to secure certification, leading to a demand for an additional N65,000 from each student for index registration, in addition to the N30,000 already paid.
Accusing the management of extortion, the students responded violently by stoning vehicles and setting the provost’s residence on fire.
