By Our correspondent
A female student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) has pleaded for forgiveness after she was captured slapping, biting and tearing the clothes of a lecturer who asked her to delete a video he appeared in.
A video of the student attacking the lecturer went viral on Tuesday.
According to reports, the student was recording a dance video in a school hallway when she clashed with the lecturer. He had tapped her while passing and asked her to excuse him.
She allegedly made a sly remark, which the lecturer overheard, prompting him to return to see if she was his student. He then requested that she delete the video, but she refused.
The situation escalated when he grabbed her hand, leading to a struggle in which she bit him and tore his clothes.
The student, whose identity remains undisclosed, shared her version of events on X (formerly Twitter), explaining how the altercation began.
She said she was recording a video with a friend along her lecture hall corridor when she suddenly felt a push on her arm, accompanied by the words, “Excuse me.” Not knowing he was a lecturer and feeling disrespected, she responded instinctively.
According to her, the situation escalated when someone grabbed her phone from behind. She turned around and saw it was the same man, who forcefully took her device until it fell and broke.
She alleged that the lecturer then held onto her chest, which she found disrespectful. In her attempt to free herself, his clothes got torn.
She said, “Before I could even process what had just happened, someone tried to grab my phone from behind. I held on tight, exclaiming in shock, and turned around to see the same man who had pushed me earlier. 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.”
“The situation took a dark turn when the lecturer grasped my breast region, saying unspeakable things. I was left stunned, trying to comprehend the horror unfolding before me.”
“I was mortified. I tried to cover myself, pulling my dress together, and exclaimed in desperation, ‘Sir, I’ll hold you ohh!’ 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 hand, hoping he’d let go. That was when I held his clothes and accidentally tore his shirt.”
She further claimed that some Theatre Arts students from the lecturer’s department approached her with weapons before security operatives intervened.
Her statement comes shortly after videos surfaced online, showing her allegedly attacking the lecturer. Many Nigerians have reacted to her explanation, with some demanding she provide evidence for her claims, just as the lecturer presented photos of his injuries.
