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The authorities of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) has announced the suspension of five students caught on video assaulting a female school mate.
The video which emerged on the internet yesterday and went viral shows the five students, comprising one male and four females, beating a female schoolmate in her room.
The victim, simply identified as Bolu, is a year one student of Ecotourism and Wildlife Management.
She was reportedly brutalised for allegedly referring to her assailants as ‘runs girls’, a term used for prostitutes.
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FUTA’s Deputy Director, Corporate Communications, Adegbenro Adebanjo, in a statement today said the institution has also begun investigation into the circumstances that led to the unfortunate incident.
The statement reads: “The Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA has suspended the students involved in the bullying of a female student in one of the off campus hostels on Saturday November 16, 2019 even as it continues with investigations into the circumstances that led to the odious and unfortunate act.
“The University deplores such behavior and reiterates that all those found to be culpable will be visited with the full weight of the law under the extant rules and regulations governing Students behavior and conduct off and on the campus at the conclusion of investigation being carried out by the Students Affairs Division.
“The University Management is providing medical and counseling support for the affected student.
“The University reiterates its abhorrence of any action or behavior by students that are inimical to the well-being of others and will continue to sanction students who run foul of its rules and regulations.
“For the avoidance of doubt only students who are worthy in learning and character can lay claim to and be addressed as FUTA students.”
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