Adamawa College Students Flee Campus Over Boko Haram Threat Letter
Scared that the Boko Haram insurgents could attack their campus, students of Adamawa State College of Education, based in Hong Local Government Area of the state have fled the school.
The threat to attack the institution was said to have been contained in a letter that was allegedly written and signed by persons suspected to be members of the Islamic terrorist group and dropped in the middle of the school by an unidentified person.
The letter subsequently got to some students who alerted other colleagues and the staff about an impending attack on the college.
The development was said to have thrown the institution into panic and precipitated their exodus from the college. Students and even staff members living near the institution immediately fled the area to avoid the threatened attack by the Islamic sect.
The Provost of the college, Dr. Johnson Pongri, confirmed the incident and noted that the management of the institution had appropriately informed the Hong Divisional Police Officer, the Nigerian Army and other
security agencies in the state about the said letter.
Pongri further explained that the management of the institution had already informed all relevant organisations in the education sector in order to avoid a repeat of what happened in Yobe State where innocent students were attacked both in their hostels and in examination halls.
The provost said the last letter was the fifth in two months threatening to attack the college, without specifying the time of attack. He explained that it was the fear that the said attack could happen at anytime that had compelled the students to flee the campus.
“The students have started leaving the campus since Tuesday evening over the alleged threat from Boko Haram, while some left campus yesterday. However, the management of the college has been trying to pacify the students to stay back in the institution as security operatives are on alert and trying to beef up security in the college,” he said.
He however said he suspected that the letter could have been written by some disgruntled students and staff members.
