The Federal College of Education (FCE) Technical, Gombe, has been closed down indefinitely.

The Provost of the College, Dr Adamu Gimba-Abbas, disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe, on Sunday.

Gimba-Abbas explained that the decision to close the institution was done in consultation with the Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, the Executive Secretary of the National Commission of Colleges of Education (NCCE) and other stakeholders.

According to him, military operatives were now occupying the college since February. 10.

“When I sought for the reason, I was told that it was a base for military operation which they could not determine the period,” said the provost.

He said, as a result of the presence of the soldiers in the college, accompanied with their helicopters, most of the students had left the institution because of apprehension.

“You know, in this situation, learning cannot take place in the presence of military,” he said.

Gimba-Abbas noted that the few students that were left had been directed to vacate the campus until the security situation improved.

The provost said after reviewing the development in the college and the situation in Gombe, the governing council of the college directed the immediate closure until further notice.

However, NAN reported that the students who were in the campus could not leave due to the 24-hour curfew imposed on Gombe metropolis, following Saturday’s attacks on Dadin Kowa, Hina and Gombe towns of the state by insurgents.