UNIZIK Lecturer Whom Female Student Allegedly Fought Speaks, Shares What He Expects From Incident

• Dr Chukwudi Okoye, a lecturer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), who was involved in an altercation with a student, has broken his silence
• Videos of a student allegedly fighting the lecturer earlier went viral on social media, which resulted in a statement from the school
• Educationist, Adesegun Ogunbayi, says students must accept that all universities' corridors across the world are part of the learning centre

A lecturer of UNIZIK, Dr Chukwudi Okoye, who was allegedly fought by a student of the school, has finally broken his silence on the incident.

Social media was abuzz when videos of a female student fighting the lecturer at UNIZIK went viral.

Videos from the incident showed students gathered at the venue as the lady blew hot at the lecturer, reportedly fighting him and tearing his clothes.

This incident occurred shortly after the man interrupted the student's video, as she was standing in his path while he was passing through, according to another video.

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A statement from the university identified the female student as Goddy Mbakwe Precious, a 300-level student.

The statement shared on the school’s Facebook page stated that the school had begun investigating the matter.

UNIZIK lecturer involved in viral incident speaks

Amid several takes on the matter, Dr Okoye addressed the public on his Facebook page, sharing what he expected from the incident.

His words:

“Let Jesus Alone take the glory from this.”

Reactions as lecturer in UNIZIK drama speaks

Many who came across the Facebook post shared their thoughts on the lecturer's post as they discussed the incident.

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions.

Jude Ifesinachi said:

"Just go and sleep sir ...you've trained many soldiers in your career it's not your fight ...just take care of yourself....gbakwa ogwu rabies ...amarozikwa ndi bu nkita na ndi bu mmadu these days."

Ifionu Ifechukwu said:

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"She must publicly apologize to you, sir...."

Franklin Okechukwu Onwubiko said:

"After seeing the first few seconds of the video, I told my wife, "Dr. Okoye that I know can never be the one at fault in whatever may be the issue here and alas I wasn't wrong. May our daily living be a reflection of the Christ we preach. Remain blessed Sir. Pls change the visibility of this post to PUBLIC instead of friends, so we can share widely."

Chizoba Dim II said:

"You manifested God's wisdom sir. Thank God for the video she was doing when it all happened. The video served as evidence and if these videos were not available, the society would have been against you but God works in mysterious ways."

UNIZIK: Discipline key to preventing student-teacher conflicts - Educationist

The incident at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, where a female student slapped a lecturer for interrupting her TikTok video, has raised concerns about the evolving student-teacher dynamic in Nigerian universities.

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In a chat with Legit.ng, education expert, Adesegun Ogunbayi, said the need for a high level of discipline in the university environment cannot be overemphasised.

He emphasized that departmental corridors should be seen as learning centers where students must comport themselves and be well-behaved.

While stressing that students must be disciplined, the educationist said:

"No discipline, no future. If you are not disciplined as a student, you are going to fail yourself, your family, your community, and your nation in the future."

To prevent future conflicts, Ogunbayi recommends that:

"We must all accept that all universities' departments corridors across the world are a hundred per cent part of the learning centre. The departmental environment shouldn't be seen by the school authority, students, and all stakeholders as recreational centres that students can do whatever they like. Immediately, universities adopt that model — for other lecturers to face such challenges in the future would not be possible.”

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UNIZIK alumnus advises VC on viral incident

An alumnus of UNIZIK earlier weighed in on the issue between the student and the lecturer after videos of the incident went viral.

He wrote an open appeal to the Vice Chancellor of the school, giving his suggestion on how the student should be punished for her actions.

The man also appreciated the school authorities for launching an investigation into the case, as he shared what he expected from the probe.

Proofreading by James, Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng