The Provost of Ebonyi College of Health Science and Technology, Ngbo, Princess Chetachi Chibueze Jerry Usulor, has confirmed that no student is missing following an attack by hoodlums on the institution’s female hostel.
The provost explained that nine students was injured in the attack.
Speaking to journalists on Wednesday at the college premises, Usulor said the attackers invaded the hostel in the early hours of June 8, carting away phones, cash, ATM cards and other valuables from students.
She explained that the incident occurred at about 1:20 a.m when the hoodlums stormed the hostel and began demanding valuables from students.
According to her, she immediately alerted security agencies, including the police, homeland security personnel and other relevant authorities, who responded to the distress call.
“I called the police control room, the divisional police headquarters and homeland security personnel. As people started arriving at the scene, the hoodlums fled,” she said.
The provost attributed the security breach partly to the large expanse of unfenced land within the institution, noting that although the state government had earlier released funds for fencing, additional resources were needed to complete the project.
She disclosed that the attackers escaped through one of several access points around the campus after hearing approaching voices and noticing the arrival of security personnel and residents.
Usulor said the casualties recorded during the incident were not a result of direct attacks by the hoodlums but occurred when some students jumped from the one-storey hostel building in an attempt to escape.
“Some of the
