OAU SUG Vice President suspended after picking up a bottle in self defence

Suspended OAU SUG Vice President, Jacob Grace, who is currently recuperating at a private hospital, has reacted to report of her suspension, as she further disclosed that she was assaulted by Afolabi in the presence of other exco including the students union President, Oyekan Ibukun.

In a statement to The Education Report, spokesperson to the 500 level student of Law, Onyeka Chukwudi, claimed the SUG President and other exco watched while the director of socials manhandled her, and her shout for help attracted some students around the students’ union building but they could not gain entrance because Ibukun ordered that the doors be locked.

Chukwudi disclosed that with the doors locked, the director of socials took advantage of the opportunity to hit her severally and that when the beating became unbearable, she picked an empty bottle, broke it in attempt to protect herself from the assault.

Sun reports that in a letter to the VC dated September 8, Grace said the indefinite suspension was based on one sided information that she was the aggressor and initiator of the violence of Tuesday, September 5.’’

“When I indicated my intention to leave, the president ordered the door be locked and discouraged any executive member from stopping the director of socials in his harassment of my person, as he said, it was a case of two people fighting.’’ she said.

“I was beaten, molested, taunted and that I only picked a bottle in self defence and that was only to scare my way out of the room after I was hit severally, was taunted by other executive members while people banging on the door outside were prevented from gaining entry to intervene in the situation.

“Meting out punishment before hearing the parties to a case is already a breach of the principle of fair hearing. It is inverted sense of justice. It is very unfair that despite being the victim in this case and while still unstable in the hospital, I am treated as an abuser.’’

The Dean, Division of Students Affairs, Prof Olalekan Aransi, told The Education Report that the university management has suspended the two students’ union exco members stating the decision was taken at a management meeting.