University Of Nigeria Nsukka Suspends Political Science Head Who Sent Students To Assault Lecturer
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he University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN)
has come down hard on the Head of
Department of Political Science, Jonah
Onuoha, accused of instigating two post-
graduate students and another unidentified man
to beat up a lecturer in the department, Ben
Nwosu.
A senior administrator at the university
confirmed to SaharaReporters this evening that
UNN had removed Mr. Onuoha from his post as
Head of Political Science. In addition, the
university also suspended the former HOD, and
may put him on half-pay, according to our
source.
“The university is determined to thoroughly
investigate the assault incident. Professor
Onuoha’s suspension will last until the matter is
conclusively investigated and a final decision,”
said the source.
SaharaReporters broke the report about the
assault after three concerned lecturers at the
university contacted us, stating that they were
disturbed that Mr. Onuoha appeared to be using
his contacts to shield the students he sent to
beat Mr. Nwosu and to bury the assault issue.
In a petition to the Vice Chancellor of UNN,
Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba, the victim accused
the now suspended HOD of sending three men to
beat him up as he left Mr. Onuoha’s office after
discussing his pending promotion. “On stepping
out of his office to the general office, three
men came behind me and demanded that I should
hand over my phone to them alleging that I had
recorded my conversation with the Head of
Department. In that instant, they initiated a
violent struggle to snatch the phone from me.
While that was going on, they were slapping and
hitting me until I released the phone to them
which they handed over to Prof. Jonah who came
out of his office while the melee was on. Jonah
not only took my phone, but was also accusing
me of being a troublesome person whom he would
severely deal with,” Mr. Nwosu, who earned a
PhD from New Zealand wrote in the petition,
provided to SaharaReporters by a source at the
university.
A doctorate degree graduate from UNN, Mr.
Nwosu is facing more trouble at the university
as the administration has set up another panel
“to investigate allegations of massive corruption
and brazen extortion in the Department of
Political Science,” according to our
administrative source. He told SaharaReporters
that some students had written a petition
accusing Mr. Onuoha and a cabal of his
associates in the department of using two
proxies to organize extortion of students who
wish to successfully go through their degree
program.
“The authorities here at UNN are determined to
weed out bag eggs who have turned academic
pursuits into a bazaar of profit ventures,” said
our source at the university.
