Jigawa: Rainstorm wrecks havoc at CHSTJAHUN, properties worth millions lost
By Umar Akilu Majeri Dutse
As students returned to campus for the new semester, a devastating rainstorm and heavy winds struck the College of Health Technology Jahun, destroying buildings and properties worth millions of Naira.
The environmental demonstration ground and MDGs classes, constructed by Senator Alhaji Babangida Hussain kazaure, were among the major buildings affected.
The MDGs classes, used by dental students, were completely blown off, leaving the students without a place to learn.
The destruction has left the college community in a state of disarray, with students and staff struggling to come to terms with the loss.
Other affected building include the generator house which is the power house was also blown off and all the solar panel attached at the power house have been destroyed.
Investigation indicate that the main class rooms complex which has the capacity of containing over 3000 students and is the major classes in the college have also been blew off which need urgent attention. Of the jigawa state government to take pro active measure
One of the residents in the schools name withheld told our reporter that the incident happened for the past three week and already the management of the schools has informed the ministry the issue but yet no action was taken .
Explained further that must of students toilet both female and male students ware completely unhygienic as it name the college of health it is very unfortunate, lamenting that due lack of good toilet a situation which force many of the female student to influence in practicing open defecation behind their hostel due pear of Infection sclycocus
Adding that other affected places include physic laboratory ,biology laboratory and chemistry lab for students practical which all ware attached with the students complex building.
Others building include BME studio and office of the HOD Dental, HOD Medical lab and Director medical lab, bio medical, Enginearing workshop, bio medical lab and demonstration rooms for students practical all became inhabitant.
Adding that even the main adminstration office whare the provost office is was also blew off by wind.
When contacted the provost of the college Malam Abdullahi Abubakar to balance the story he Confirmed that the heavy winds and rainstorms has destroyed several building including the adminstration office whare his office is located but they used their little resources to repair those that they could be manage but the major palaces beyond their power the management has forwarded it to the ministry for proper handling.
Malam Abdullahi explained that the affected building include the ICT library section , class room complex, female and male hostel, MDGs building, Generator house, administration building and destruction of Sola panel.
Explained further that photography of all the effected building including those repaired by the college has been sent to the state ministry for necessary action we are now waiting for their actions which already the ministry has send a deligation who quantified the damage and, I assure you that the jigawa state government will do every thing possible to assist us to address the problem, he stated.
He than call on the state government to assist the college by providing Sola street light in the school which will improved the security situation in the college.
The provost has also appealed to the state government to provide additional solar panels and solar-powered pumps to improve the college’s water system. Currently, the college faces water challenges due to the destruction of their solar panels by a recent windstorm.
Furthermore, he explained that returning students are struggling with a major issue: the lack of lecture halls because the main student complex was destroyed by the wind. Urgently, he called on the government to repair the main student complex, which has a capacity to accommodate over 3000 students at once.
He assured that plans are underway to protect the college from annual wind threats by planting approximately 3000 tree seedlings around the perimeter, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture providing the seeds.
Additionally, he appealed to the Ministry of Health to urgently provide more toilets for both female and male student hostels to prevent open defecation.
