Former NANS President Shares Video, Criticises UNIZIK Lecturer: "Come and See Where it All Started"

• An ex-president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Danielson Akpan, has shared a clip from the altercation involving a UNIZIK lecturer and a now-expelled student
• Comrade Danielson said the lecturer, Dr Chukwudi Okoye, assaulted the female student and pointed out when he did it in the clip
• In an exclusive chat with Legit.ng, Comrade Oguike Arinze Collins, a former Imo State University Students' Union Government (SUG) president, faulted the expelled student for her conduct in the viral video

Comrade Danielson Akpan, a former president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has faulted Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) for expelling Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious over a physical altercation with a lecturer, Dr Chukwudi Michael Okoye.

In a recent post on Facebook, the comrade reshared a clip from the viral incident which he claimed was edited out.

Comrade Danielson said the lecturer actually assaulted the expelled student and pointed out where it happened in the clip he reshared.

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The ex-NANS president said what happened was misbehaviour by two adults and expressed displeasure that only the female student was punished.

He described the expulsion of Precious as wicked and punitive. His Facebook post read:

"More video evidences are coming out. Come and see your innocent lecturer. He actually held her clothes towards the bre.ast side has she has alleged. You could hear some students saying, "sir you're assaulting a student".

"When I said it's a misbehaviour by two adults and only one shouldn't be punished while the other one is completely exonerated. And that the expulsion punishment is punitive and wicked, you all came for me.

In this video, who started the assault and misbehaviour can be seen. JUSTICE FOR THE UNIZIK ASSAULTED STUDENT."

Sharing the video in one of the series of posts on his Facebook wall, Comrade Danielson maintained that the lecturer was equally at fault.

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Ex-SUG president faults expelled UNIZIK student

Reacting to the viral UNIZIK incident, former Imo State University Students' Union Government President Comrade Oguike Arinze Collins blamed the expelled student for her conduct and shared why. He told Legit.ng:

"The university’s code of conduct was not made public, so I prefer to approach this issue from the perspective of cultural values and the importance of respecting our seniors.

"Firstly, the young lady’s actions were radical and should be condemned by all well-meaning Nigerians. The available video evidence shows that the lecturer made only a minor tap on her back.

"Beyond being a lecturer, he is also significantly older than her, and in our society, respect for elders is a fundamental value.

"A university is a structured and coordinated environment where students are not only trained academically but also in character. The certificates we receive are a testament to both learning and good conduct, emphasizing the need for discipline and mutual respect within the academic community."

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Reactions trail ex-NANS president assertion

David Polycarp said:

"Thanks for this. I have been begging for the full video to know what triggered a student to be that bold enough to drag lecturer cloth like that. There is never smoke without fire."

Ayuba Doekyil said:

"You’re just making caricature of yourself by trying to justify the girl behavior, instead, Look for a channel to plead with the school management, and you’re here claiming “I too know.“

Drusilla Fejiro Samuel said:

"What led to the hold holding her cloth didn’t he hold his too cox she’s a female what even led to the whole nonsense excuse he said and passed cox he touched her ? If she had responded well all this won’t be happening sef her statement made the man come back and it’s her phone he was dragging not her blouse na she carry her hand go where her blouse dey with d phone

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"So the man should stand and do nothing watch her drag him left & right and even bite him now it has turned to the man assaulting d girl 😂😂."

Biodun Laoye Mc Spirit said:

"Well, it appears like he is holding her phone not her clothes. If he is holding her phone, then it's because he was protecting his image not to go on TIKTOK because it's certain the lady would want to post the video having him in it with "...just imagine." She might want to post the video having the man in it in order to make a show of him."

Succeeder Shammah said:

"In this video I saw both of them holding unto a phone or am I watching a different video, she even said leave my phone. It only looks like he is holding on to her dress because she is putting on an off shoulder gown. Ideally any grown up person would have slapped her face for behaving in such manner but noooo he didn’t even raise his hand on her. Make wuna continue dey support rubbish ooooo. Y’all always want to make excuses for bad behavior."

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Update on expelled UNIZIK student

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a lady who recently spoke with the expelled UNIZIK student had given people an update on her situation.

She said the expelled student is very fine, adding that what was circulated online was not what actually happened.

She also shared the expelled student's parents' position on the matter and an offer she made to them.

Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng