The management of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has actually suspended two trainees over allegations of cyberbullying the institution’s suspended Students’ Union Government (SUG) President, James Iyanuoluwa Adio.
The suspension, which takes instant effect, was announced in a declaration published on the university’s main news website on Friday and signed by the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tajudeen Opoola.
The affected students, Alao Iyanuoluwa Odunayo and Olawale Abiodun Samuel, were implicated of conspiring to release Adio’s private affairs online, allegedly because he failed to satisfy their monetary demands.
According to the university, the conduct of the two trainees can tarnishing the institution’s image and would not be tolerated.
FUOYE stated investigations into the matter were continuous however directed the trainees to continue on suspension pending the result of the probe, repeating its dedication to keeping discipline and protecting the university’s reputation.
The advancement comes days after Adio himself was suspended alongside the Deputy Director of Trainees Affairs over claims of extortion.
The suspended SUG president was accused of indirect participation in the unauthorised collection of 1,000 from recently confessed students for practical sessions, with university authorities declaring that about 700,000 was traced to his individual checking account.
Following his suspension, a specific video presumably involving Adio appeared online and distributed commonly throughout social networks platforms, triggering reactions from numerous quarters, including the National Association of Nigerian Trainees (NANS).