Aliko Dangote University Suspends Lecturer for Maltreatment

Following a viral video of a lecturer flogging a student, the management of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology in Wudil, Kano State has identified and suspended the lecturer.

According to a press release by Deputy Registrar of the Information and Public Relations Unit, Sai’du Abdullahi Nayaya, on Wednesday stating that disciplinary measures have been taken to arrest the situation.

The decision was taken after the petition was submitted by Kano-based lawyer, Abba Hikima after the viral video surfaced of the lecturer disciplining the student in a lecture hall on Monday.

In a statement titled “Re: Viral video on student maltreatment,” Nayaya confirmed that the suspended staff member would undergo further disciplinary proceedings before the Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee.

“The attention of the management of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, is drawn to a viral video circulating in social media, of physical assault/corporal punishment meted out on some students by academic staff in a lecture hall and the story on the issue carried by some media houses.

“To that effect, the management of the university immediately queried and suspended the staff in question and forwarded the case to the Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee for further action.

“These measures are taken swiftly to arrest the situation and bring justice. The management is hereby assuring parents and guardians and the general public that the welfare and safety of the students are topmost and any breach by whosoever will not be tolerated and go unpunished.

“The management is also assuring that it will continue to provide conducive learning conditions to the students for them to graduate successfully at the end of their studies.”