Nigeria, April 16 -- Some indigenes of Ihie Ndume in Umuahia Area of Abia State have asked the state assembly to intervene in the alleged mismanagement and hike of school fees at Government College Umuahia (GCU).

The indigenes, under the aegis of the Common Man Assembly, Abia State Chapter, made the appeal when they held a peaceful protest at the Abia State House Assembly Complex on Tuesday.

Ihie Ndume is among the communities hosting the GCU which has become a subject of controversies in recent times.

On 17 February, an indigene of another community, Emede, within the same Umuahia Area, Chukwudi Onwudinanti, petitioned the assembly over alleged "disguised takeover and mismanagement" of the college.

Mr Onwudinanti, in the petition whi...