OAU Lecturer Assaults Female Student For Refusing To Switch Off Her Phone During Lectures (Watch Video)
A female student at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun state, was shown being physically assaulted by a male instructor in a widely shared video when she refused to turn off her cell phone during class.
The Department of Electrical Engineering lecturer, Dr. Ariyo, was heard in a widely shared video requesting that she turn off her phone, but she refused.
“You can’t be more than me” he said to her.
The female student refused to obey his directive. It was at this point that the lecturer got angry and forcefully took the phone from her and then pushed her.
Lere Olayinka, a former aide to ex-governor Ayo Fayose who shared the video online said the female student bled from the assault.
’This is a lecturer in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Dr. Ariyo, from the Department of Elect Engineering, assaulting a student in his class today.
The student is currently bleeding and his SAMSUNG phone damaged.”