Nigeria, March 24 -- The Abia House of Assembly has begun investigating allegations of disguised takeover and mismanagement of Government College Umuahia (GCU) in the state.

The GCU is located in Ibeku land, which originally belonged to several Ibeku communities in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State.

The state assembly's decision to begin the investigation followed the receipt of a petition from an indigene of the Emede Community within the Ibeku Area, Chukwudi Onwudinanti.

Mr Onwudinanti, in the petition dated 17 February and read at the assembly chambers on 25 February, claimed that the Government College Umuahia Old Boys Association (GCUOBA), which currently manages the college, was running the institution contrary to...