According to reports, more than 20 female students from the Cross River State College of Health Technology in Calabar were ejected from their separate dormitories.
The majority of individuals impacted are female college students between the ages of 18 and 25.
According to reports, the event occurred early on Friday.
The majority of the students whose parents don\’t live in Calabar have been left stranded as a result.
Numerous students were observed in and around the school with their belongings, crying, and pleading with bystanders for money so they could return to their homes in far-off local government areas of the State.
Some of the impacted students claimed that because they had no debt to the institution, they had never anticipated being kicked out of their residences.
Twenty-something students who identified themselves as Linda Odey and Grace Brown indicated that they typically pay a total of N25,000 at the start of each academic year.
This amount includes other fees associated with the hostel, which sum up to the annual fee of N25,000.
“For four bed spaces in a room, the four of us paid N25,000 apiece in total, or N100,000, Grace stated.
Linda asserts that many of them are not owed anything to the hostel staff and that they had coexisted happily up until Pastor Mike took over as director of student affairs.
Another affected student went on to say that although the students first provided their receipts to Pastor Mike, he claimed that he wanted to start his tenure with a clean slate.
“Therefore, the man took advantage of our absence in the school hostel to force open our rooms and throw out our things, which scattered the school grounds, while we were sent to various health-related government agencies to enable us to complete our practical training. As Grace wailed.
In response, Jane Adah, provost of Cross River College of Technology, disputed that they had expelled students from their dorms by force.
She claimed that due to anticipated hostel renovations, the students were permitted to go.
She added that not many students were paying the N15,000 statutory hostel fee, and that some of those payments did not reach the college account as a result of alleged fraud on the part of hostel personnel.
“It is incorrect that we ejected our students from the dorms and left them stranded.
\”The hostels\’ interior amenities were severely destroyed. And it became crucial that management make the necessary repairs.
Therefore, we informed the students that general facelifts and repairs will take place for three weeks prior to August 31.
“It was urged that the new student affairs officer, a clergyman, make amends for the numerous wrongs.
\”There have been some bogus hostel fees and linked fees, such those for toiletries and other expenses, that brought the total to N20,000 and frequently ended up in certain people\’s pockets.
\”Once more, we observed that many of these students would later secretly accept additional people to the hostels.
“We also found out that these youngsters stay in the school longer than they should due to the complicity of some officials,\” she added.
