The management of Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, in Rivers State has suspended four students for one academic session for assaulting a 300-level colleague, Victor Tobin.In a statement by the Acting Registrar, I.B. Harry, on Saturday, disclosed that the decision was made at a meeting held on Friday.
The suspended students are Monsi Baridukaka Nwaaelibabari from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Victor Chibuike Daniel from the Department of Animal Science, Ezems Ikechukwu Goodluck from the Department of Electrical Engineering, and Wilson Jacob Ree-Ugani from the Department of Marine Engineering.campus security group, were suspended for allegedly assaulting and inflicting physical injury on Victor Tobin, a 300-level student of the Department of Sociology.
The university’s acting registrar stated that the actions of the four students were deemed contrary to the university’s regulations, leading to their suspension. She also called on the student population to continue living in peace and harmony and to comply scrupulously with all university rules and regulations.
Meanwhile, hundreds of students had earlier staged a protest on Thursday over the alleged brutalisation of their colleague by officials of theoffice, demanding an explanation for Tobin’s treatment and calling for the disbandment of the campus security outfit.office, prompting an aggressive response from the personnel. Despite Tobin’s inquiries about his offense, he was reportedly beaten, resulting in a cut and swelling under his right eye.
By Thursday morning, news of the assault had spread across the campus, sparking immediate protests.
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