Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious, the student who assaulted a lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) has been expelled.

The decision was disclosed in a statement by the Acting Registrar, Victor Modebelu.

The statement indicated the student was found guilty of gross misconduct and violation of the Students Disciplinary Regulations, particularly Regulation 4.

“The Ag. Vice-Chancellor, consequently, on behalf of the University Senate, approved the Committee’s recommendation that you be expelled and you are hereby expelled from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka,” the statement added.

Background

Dr Chukwudi Okoye, the lecturer at the Theatre Arts and Film Studies at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University was assaulted by a student.

In a video that has gone viral, Okoye was spotted in a fracas with a female student, identified as Goddy Mbakwe Precious, a third-year History and International Studies student.

The incident that generated conversation on several media platforms on campus, began when Okoye interrupted the student’s recording of a dance video in the corridor of the Faculty of Arts.

An eyewitness told PUNCH Online, “The lecturer tapped her on the shoulder and said, ‘Excuse me,’ as he passed behind her. However, she became visibly upset and exclaimed, ‘Can you imagine how he just hit me?’”

The situation escalated into a confrontation, with the student grabbing the lecturer’s clothes before onlookers intervened.

A video of the altercation, which went viral on social media, showed the student lashing out at the lecturer.

In a video shared by UNIZIK 94.1FM on Wednesday, Okoye narrated his side of the story.

He said, “I was leaving a classroom to my office when I saw the lady along the corridor of the Faculty of Arts. She was making a TikTok video and I needed to pass because of the way the place was and someone was on the other side.

“I said “excuse me’ and walked off. And when she made that insulative comment, I had to turn back to first ascertain if she was a student or my student in the department.

“I needed her to delete the video. I actually asked her to delete it right in front of me. When she refused, I stretched my hand to confiscate the phone. And that was when all hell let loose and the rest, as they say, is history,” he said, adding that he would leave further action to the university’s committee.