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UNIZIK denies lecturer’s involvement in viral sex scandal video

From The Punch · () English

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) denied claims linking it to a viral video of a lecturer and student.
  • The university stated the individuals in the video are not staff or students and the incident did not occur on campus.
  • UNIZIK emphasized its commitment to ethical standards and zero tolerance for student exploitation.

Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka, Anambra State, has vehemently denied allegations linking the institution to a viral video depicting a lecturer in an inappropriate act with a student on campus. The university management has dismissed the claims as false and misleading.

The attention of the management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has been drawn to a viral video and news reports circulating online about a lecturer erroneously identified as a staff of Nnamdi Azikiwe University reportedly caught in an inappropriate behaviour with a student within a university premises.

— Aloysius AttahDirector of Information and Public Relations, acknowledging the viral reports.

The viral video, circulating online since Wednesday, purportedly shows students forcing their way into a lecturer's office to apprehend him, after which the lecturer reportedly escaped through a window. The video's voiceover identified the incident as occurring at UNIZIK and described the lecturer as "notorious randy."

We wish to categorically state that the report is not only false but misleading. After due verification, it has been established that the incident did not happen at Nnamdi Azikiwe University.

— Aloysius AttahDenying the university's involvement and stating the incident did not occur there.

However, UNIZIK's Director of Information and Public Relations, Aloysius Attah, issued a statement on Thursday confirming that the university conducted a verification process. The institution established that neither the individuals in the video nor the incident itself are connected to Nnamdi Azikiwe University. Attah stressed that UNIZIK upholds high professional conduct and discipline, maintaining a zero-tolerance policy for the exploitation of students. The university stated it would not be associated with false information that damages its reputation, attributing the spread of such falsehoods to the rapid nature of citizen journalism and social media.

The man in question seen in the viral video is also not a staff of Nnamdi Azikiwe University. For the records, no staff or student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University is connected in any way to the said incident.

— Aloysius AttahClarifying that the individuals in the video are not affiliated with the university.
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