The management of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, FUOYE, has suspended two students over allegations that they cyberbullied the institution’s suspended Students’ Union Government president, James Iyanuoluwa Adio.
This was announced in a statement published on the university’s official news portal on Friday, attributed to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Professor Tajudeen Opoola, who is the Acting Vice-Chancellor.
The two students, Alao Iyanuoluwa Odunayo and Olawale Abiodun Samuel, were accused of conspiring to cyberbully Adio “by posting his private affairs online for Adio’s inability to meet their financial demands.”
The management stated that it frowned at the student’ involvement in what it described as conduct capable of denting the image of the university.
It added that investigations into the incident were ongoing, but ordered the two students to be suspended immediately, emphasizing that the institution was determined to rid itself of any behavior that could tarnish its image.
The institution suspended Adio and the Deputy Director of Students Affairs last week following extortion charges.
He was accused of indirectly collecting ₦1,000 from first-year students for practical sessions, with ₦700,000 traceable to his personal account.
Following his suspension, an explicit video allegedly involving him went viral on social media, prompting the National Association of Nigerian Students to intervene.
