An ongoing leadership crisis at the Federal College of Education, Technical, Akoka, Lagos escalated early Thursday morning as unidentified gunmen abducted the Deputy Registrar, Chris Olamiju, from his official residence.<\/p>\n
Olamiju, a key figure among the academic and non-academic staff protesting against the continued tenure of Provost Dr. Wahab Azeez, was forcibly taken from his staff quarters around 3 am. The intruders broke down his doors and dragged him away.<\/p>\n
According to college sources said the gunmen forcibly entered Olamiju\u2019s residence and abducted him. Some suspect that the assailants may be operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).<\/p>\n
One anonymous source stated, \u201cStaff at FCET, Akoka have been staging peaceful protests for five weeks due to serious allegations of administrative and financial misconduct against the Provost.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt 3 am today, we received disturbing news that Mr. Chris Olamiju, a Deputy Registrar and protest leader, was brutally abducted in a Gestapo-style operation by gunmen believed to be DSS operatives. His family was assaulted, and documents, phones, and laptops were seized, causing chaos in the senior staff quarters.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The Concerned Workers of FCET, Akoka, issued a statement demanding intervention from the DSS Director-General and concerned Nigerians to ensure Olamiju\u2019s immediate and unconditional release.<\/p>\n
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They warned that failure to address this issue could lead to a full-blown strike that may spread to other federal and state colleges of education in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
Since May 27, the college has been in turmoil as staff and the provost clash over the expiration of Dr. Azeez\u2019s tenure.<\/p>\n
Appointed in May 2019 for a four-year term and reappointed in May 2023, Azeez now faces opposition due to a new law signed by President Bola Tinubu in June, limiting provosts\u2019 terms to a single five-year term.<\/p>\n
The workers argue that Azeez\u2019s tenure should end, having started in 2019, while Azeez claims the new law doesn\u2019t apply to him.<\/p>\n
The college\u2019s Governing Council is currently investigating the tenure issue and other allegations made by both parties.<\/p>\n
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