Gombe Secondary School students protest over food
…..As Government set up committee
Chima Azubuike, Gombe
Gombe State Ministry of Education, says it has inaugurated a committee to investigate the real reasons for the protest involving Government Science Secondary School (GSSS), Gombe.
Speaking with our correspondent on Monday, Information Officer of the Ministry, Saidu Malala, said the committee has 3 days to submit findings to the commissioner.
Recall that the students trekked from their premises located at Jekadafari in the metropolis, to ministry of education around Government Reserved Area (GRA), to register their grievances which includes; snatching of phones by security officers, diversion of their meals.
Malala said, “We were together with the commissioner this morning, when we heard about the protest we rushed back to the ministry before his arrival to the ministry the students have already left.
“However, the commissioner followed them to the school and immediately inaugurated a kind of committee that will investigate the real cause of the protest.
“When we met some of the students they said some of their belongings were being stolen, that security officials were snatching their phones.”
Also, in a viral video obtained by our correspondent the students were seen lamenting the ill treatment by the school authorities.
The students were chanting, “we are not doing, we are not interested.”
Passers by further advised them not to destroy any vehicle but should rather focus on the aim of their rally.
An unidentified student of GSSS Gombe said, “We came out to protest because our foods (provisions) are being snatched away from us and the food we are being served is insufficient.
“Yes, the government do provide food for us in school but is not enough and even the ones they served are being snatched away from us.
“The security men were given the authority to snatch the food from us, the school authorities have given them that right.”
