ICYMI: UNIZIK Expels Female Student For Assaulting Lecturer

A third-year student in the Department of History and International Studies named Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious was expelled by Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) administration for attacking a lecturer.

Mr Victor Modebelu, the university’s acting registrar, released a statement announcing this. The Student Disciplinary Committee had reported the event involving a lecturer from the Department of Theatre and Film Studies to the Acting Vice-Chancellor, according to Modebelu.

According to the announcement, Chimamaka was found guilty of egregious misconduct and breaking the Students Disciplinary Regulations, specifically Regulation 4.

The letter stated: “The Ag. Vice-Chancellor has received the report from the Student Disciplinary Committee on the case of your assault on a lecturer from the Department of Theatre and Film Studies, which was found to be gross misconduct and a violation of the Students Disciplinary Regulations, particularly Regulation 4 (SDR).

“Consequently, the Ag. Vice-Chancellor has, on behalf of the University Senate, approved the Committee’s recommendation that you be expelled. You are hereby expelled from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka with immediate effect.

“You are expected to vacate the university premises immediately and return any university property in your possession.”

In the viral video uploaded on Tuesday, Chimamaka is seen dancing while making a Tiktok video. She captured the moment, when Dr. Chukwudi Michael Okoye, the lecturer, came up behind her.

The lecturer asked the female student to excuse him by giving her a gentle tap on the shoulder. However, the lecturer’s interruption of the student’s video session offended her. When Okoye heard the student mocking him, he went back to confront her, which caused the situation to get physical.

When he got back, he saw that she was filming. He tried for the student’s phone to delete the video but she violently grabbed his clothes instead. She repeatedly bit him and tore his clothes throughout the struggle.

The lecturer said that the female student bit him on both arms, tore his clothes, slapped him, and scratched his face during the altercation.

Dr. Okoye recounted the incident in a statement that went viral on social media, saying that he had heard the student insulting him after passing by and had returned to see if she was one of his students. He then allegedly demanded that she remove the video in which he appeared.

The lecturer’s account reads: “My theatre arts people, I had just left hall 19, where Dr Ebekue (another lecturer) was teaching. Walking along the passage, I saw a girl doing a video with her phone (she had placed the phone on the window hood and was striking poses in the middle of the walkway),” he said.

“Tapping her slightly, I asked her to excuse me as I walked past. After about two or three steps, I heard her say, ‘Who does this man think he is?’ I walked back to ascertain first if she was my student and second to make sure she deleted the video showing where I passed.”

However, in her account, Chimamaka said she was recording a video when she felt someone push her and said “excuse me”.

“Initially, I thought it was a student, but when I turned around, I was shocked to see a man –a lecturer unbeknownst to me. I whispered to my friend, ‘Omo, see how this lecturer pushed me,’ and my friend tried to reassure me,” she wrote.

The student said someone immediately tried to grab her phone from behind her but she held on tightly before turning to see it was the same person who interrupted her video.

“Mind you, I didn’t even know he was a lecturer. I pleaded with him, ‘sorry sir, why are you dragging my phone? But he remained silent, tugging at my phone until it fell and broke,” she said.

She also claimed the lecturer grabbed her “breast region and said unspeakable things” to her.

“I was left stunned, trying to comprehend the horror unfolding before me.

“As I realised my cleavage was exposed, I begged him to let me go, but he ignored my pleas, holding me firmly.

“His nails and clutches left certain prints and scratches on my chest. I was mortified.

“I tried to cover myself, pulling my dress together and exclaimed in desperation, ‘Sir, I’ll hold you oh!’.

“I didn’t mean to threaten him; I just wanted him to release me. But he wouldn’t budge.

“In a split second, I bit his hands, hoping he’d let go. That was when I held his clothes and accidentally tore his shirt.

“The situation escalated, with some students intervening and in no time, I saw theatre arts students (from his department) approaching me with weapons.

“I was so terrified and hurt. The securities eventually arrived, taking me away in their van.”