There has been outrage on social media after security personnel at the University of the Niger, Iyienu, Ogidi in Anambra State, were caught on video violently forcing a female student out of the school premises over the leak of her private nude content allegedly by a male colleague.
A viral video posted on X (formerly Twitter) by a user identified as Chuks showed the moment the student was violently flogged.
The visibly distressed student was assaulted and dragged out of the school hostel premises by multiple security officers.
In the footage, the young woman could be seen resisting as the security men manhandled her, pushing and throwing her to the ground while forcing her out like a common criminal.
Captioning the disturbing video, an activist, Chuks wrote: “A female student of the University of the Niger, Iyienu, Anambra State, was allegedly humiliated and physically assaulted by school security while being forcefully evacuated from the school compound after she was suspended by the management following the leak of her nude by her ex-boyfriend, whom she had refused to yield to blackmail and was reported to the school.”
According to someone familiar with the matter as posted online, the ugly incident happened on July 18, 2025.
The source alleged that the student had been a victim of blackmail by a fellow male student who was in possession of her nude photographs.
After allegedly extorting her both financially and emotionally, the said male student reportedly leaked the explicit content to his friends and it soon spread across the campus.
The X user said: “This happened at the University of the Niger, Iyienu, Ogidi, Anambra State on July 18. It was said that she was being blackmailed by her fellow male student who had her nudes. After draining her financially and emotionally, the alleged male student still leaked the photos to his friends and eventually to the whole school.
“The girl in the video, named Alaka, went to the school to report the issue but word spread that she was suspended instead and no punishment was given to the male student involved.
“She was given a one-year suspension. Heartbroken and traumatised, the girl pleaded with the school to allow her leave the next day (due to some unknown reasons).”
Rather than being given any support or protection, the embattled student was reportedly subjected to cruelty by the institution’s security team.
“Instead of compassion, she was met with cruelty. Three security officers dragged her out like a criminal, beating her, throwing her to the ground, and forcing her to leave immediately. No mercy. No humanity,” the X user said, describing the incident as “abuse” and “injustice.”
Efforts by SaharaReporters to reach the management of the University of the Niger for comments were unsuccessful, as calls made to phone numbers listed on the institution’s website were not answered.
The university has yet to issue an official statement on the incident as of the time of this report.
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