Students protest, vandalise school property in Jigawa

The students of Jigawa College
of Education, Gumel, on Tuesday, went
on rampage and vandalised the
institution's vehicles and property
during a protest over lack of water
supply in the campus.
Some of the students, who spoke to
reporters, attributed lack of water in the
school to the protest.
A reporter who visited the college
reports that windows were broken and
some vehicles were destroyed.
The Dean, Student Affairs of the college,
Malam Umar Muhammed, said the school
authority was shocked by the violent
demonstration.
Muhammed said the faulty subversive
pump, which supplies water to the
school, was repaired, adding that other
sources of water supply at the
institution were functional and available
for students' use.
He said the school had solar powered
water system and five hand pumps on
the campus.
"Apart from the faulty subversive pump
that supplies water to the school, which
was immediately repaired, we have
other means of water supply.
"We are surprised by the way and
manner the students reacted."
According to Muhammed, the school has
set up a committee to investigate the
matter while some students have been
invited for questioning.
He said that those discovered to be
involved in the violent protest would be
disciplined by the college.
Meanwhile, An Association, Ringim
Committee of Friends in Jigawa, has
appealed to the government to
intervene and restore power supply in
Ringim town and its environs.
This is contained in a statement signed
by the chairman and secretary of the
union, Sadisu Musa and Umar
Haruna,respectively, and made available
to reporters on Tuesday in Dutse.
It said the community had been without
electricity for more than four months.
According to the union, the situation had
affected economic activities in the area.
"Housewives who sell sachet water and
other commodities that use electricity
have been deprived of their livelihood.
"Small scale industries like bakeries,
tailoring institutes, plastic industries in
the area among others, have been
affected," he said.
It appealed to political office holders
from the area both at state and national
levels to intervene and rescue the town
from the power outage.