The Imo State University, Owerri has suspended one of its lecturers, Desmond Izunwanne, who was allegedly seen in a video slapping an indisposed pregnant student for coming late to his class.
He was also seen in another video ordering students to crawl out of his class over the same issue.
Reacting to the incident, the university’s spokesperson, Ralph Njokuobi, in a statement on Wednesday, May 3, said at a management meeting, the university approved the immediate suspension of the lecturer till further notice.
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Management viewed the action of the lecturer as barbaric and unbecoming of such a person occupying that position.
At the end of the management meeting held on Tuesday 2 May 2023, management approved the suspension of the lecturer, Dr Desmond lzunwanne, till further notice and has set up a three-man disciplinary committee to unravel the immediate and remote causes that led to his uncouth behaviour.”