in Osun state, Students set private polytechnic on fire

 

Southern Nigeria Institute of Innovate Technology, Ifewara in Osun State went on a rampage yesterday, as Students of the school set the private institution ablaze because some courses offered by the school were allegedly not accredited.

We gathered some reports that, some of the students of the school began their protest on Sunday evening when they heard that their courses were not accredited by the National Board for Technical Education. The students took to violence by vandalising the school’s property. They set the school buildings and vehicles in the school ablaze.

However, it was disclosed by one of the students that they had their matriculation on Friday and they were also told that their courses had not been accredited.

According to a student of the school, “They chased us, female students, away and stole our laptops, phones and other things before they set the female hostel on fire. They burnt everywhere.”

The protest started on Sunday evening, and went on again yesterday morning. The policemen intervention restored peace back to the school.

Dr. Kola Christwealth, the Chairman Governing Council of Southern Nigeria Institute of Innovate Technology, said the students are not truthful with the allegations they made. Dr. Kola said the students lacked understanding of the benefits of the  programmes the school had for them.

Meanwhile, the school had reportedly encouraged the students to take professional examinations important to their programmes without charging them extra tuition but the students were ignorant of the benefits there.

Also, Dr. Kola revealed that their courses were accredited by NABTE and they were only encouraged  to enrol for professional exams. He further added that they were not charged for being prepared for the exams but were only asked to pay to register for the examinations.

He said, “The payment is to the professional bodies like ICAN, NIM and other. They are not going to pay us but some of them said we should be the ones to pay for them.They will get our diplomas alongside the professional certificates and this will make them employable and to be better than most of their mates elsewhere but they are ignorant.”

He added that, “Their grouse simply is that the school should pay for their professional exams and we did not make it mandatory for them. It is optional; you can decide to get only our diploma without writing any professional exam.”

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