The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) authority has refuted the rumours making the rounds that the institution’s campuses are no longer safe for students.
It would be recalled that a Delta State-based human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, had in a video that went viral alleged that criminal activities, including kidnappings and murder of students take place on the university’s campuses, urging parents with daughters in UNN to call and warn them about how their movements and conducts on campus.
However, in a press statement issued in Nsukka today (Thursday, October 24), the Acting Public Relations Officer of the University, Chief Okwun Omeaku, dismissed Gwamnishu’s claims and insisted that the university’s campuses are safe and no student was killed or kidnapped.
The PRO who described Gwamnishu as a “content creator” demanded that he retract the misleading video with immediate effect and issue a public apology to the university.
“The management of the University of Nigeria has learned about a trending online video by a content creator, named Harrison Gwamnishu. In the video, he alleges that a 17-year-old girl named Joy Eze was killed on our campus and claims that numerous other crimes, including kidnappings, are occurring at the UNN.
“We want to state categorically that these allegations are false. No 17-year-old girl named Joy Eze was killed on our campus and no students, male or female, were kidnapped on any of our campuses.
“While the country faces a general security challenge, it is important to clarify that no incidents of kidnapping involving our students happened within the confines of the University of Nigeria’s campuses.
“As a responsible institution, the management of the University of Nigeria has consistently issued security advisories, urging students to avoid unnecessary travel and to be cautious in their associations.
“It is disappointing that Harrison Gwamnishu resorts to spreading misinformation instead of using creative approaches to grow his online presence and engage with his followers. Fabricating stories about the esteemed University of Nigeria is a serious matter. Therefore, we demand that he immediately retract the video and issue a public apology to the university.
“We urge the public to disregard Gwamnishu’s claims. Our campuses are safe and our students go about their activities without fear,” Omeaku said.
