Kayode Shopekan
Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin (Unilorin), Prof Sulyman Abdulkareem, has promised that the student that beat his staff into coma, would not go without being duly punished.
According to information gathered, A female lecturer of the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Ilorin in Kwara State, Mrs Zakariyyah, was been to coma by a 400 level student of theUniversity.
The incident happened on Friday, the VC upon getting the information paid a visit to the victim and her family, in company of Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences, Professor Oladiji, Director, University Health Services, Dr Odunola and a few other staff on Saturday morning.
The VC described the incident as sad and unfortunate, assuring that justice will be done on the matter.
He ordered proper care of the victim on the bill of the university.
The VC reiterated his commitment to the welfare of all staff and law-abiding students of the institution.
The student, simply identified as Captain Walz, reportedly attacked the lecturer in her office and assaulted her leading to severe injuries.
The student, it was also gathered, had sought the help of the assaulted lecturer, who is his project supervisor, because he did not observe the compulsory Students Industrial Work Scheme (SIWES).
The student allegedly entered the lecturer’s office and started banging her table, moved closer to her and started slapping her.
” The lecturer tried to escape and he kept pursuing her. She ran into an office but Captain Walz broke the window and started punching her hard.
” In an attempt to escape, the lecturer fell down, sustained a head cut and was strangled by the student till she fell into a coma,” our correspondent further gathered.
Captain Walz was arrested by the security personnel of the university and handed over to the Police
Director of Corporate Affairs of the institution, Kunle Akogun, confirmed the development on Saturday.
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