Gunmen Invade Staff Quarters Abduct FCE Registrar

The situation at Federal College of Education, Technical, Akoka, Lagos took a troubling turn early Thursday morning when unidentified gunmen whisked away the Deputy Registrar of the college, Mr. Chris Olamiju, from his official residence.

The Matrix gathered that the gunmen forced an entry into the staff quarters at around 3 am and whisked the Register away to an unidentified location.

His abduction is believed to have been triggered as a result of ongoing ‘peaceful’ protest happening in the past five weeks.

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Recalled that the deputy registrar recently called for Federal Government’s intervention in the conflict between the Provost and workers of the institution

The Provost (Lagos), Dr. Wahab Azeez was reappointed in January 2023 for another four-year term. This, tenure extension sparked a protest which has continued to linger for months.

“The provost has served for five years; by law, his tenure has expired. Meanwhile, his administration has taken this college 10 years backwards,” NAN quoted the deputy registrar as saying.