The management of the Federal Polytechnic, Idah in Kogi, on
Tuesday closed down the institution, following students’ violence over the
murder of their colleague, Gabriel Adiku, by unknown persons.
A
statement by the institution’s Deputy Registrar (Academics), Mr D.I.S.
Unwuchol, said that the closure was approved by the governing council after it
reviewed the security situation.
The
statement disclosed that Adiku, a Higher National Diploma student, was attacked
by unknown assailants, who waylaid him on his way from class to his hostel.
“The
victim was stabbed several times and left in a pool of his blood. Students
later rushed him to the school clinic for treatment where he died,” Unwuchol
said.
The
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the situation took a negative twist,
leading to the closure of the school, when angry students destroyed the clinic
because they felt that Adiku would have survived if it was equipped.
The
statement, however, indicated that the school would be reopened on Aug.
6, 2017.
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