Kenechukwu Ofomah
Awka
The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, has dismissed reports linking the institution to a viral video showing a university personnel allegedly caught in an inappropriate act with a student, describing the claims as false and misleading.
In a statement issued by the university’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Comrade Aloysius Emeka Attah, the institution said investigations confirmed that neither the incident nor the individuals involved had any connection with UNIZIK.
According to the statement, the alleged incident did not occur within the university, while the man featured in the viral video is not a staff member of the institution.
The university further stated that no member of its staff or student body was connected to the incident in any way.
“The report is not only false but misleading. After due verification, it has been established that the incident did not happen at Nnamdi Azikiwe University. The man in question seen in the viral video is also not a staff of Nnamdi Azikiwe University,” the statement said.
The management reiterated that the university maintains high standards of professionalism and discipline among its staff and students, stressing that it has zero tolerance for any form of exploitation or misconduct.
It added that it would not allow false information to tarnish the reputation of the institution.
The university also expressed concern over the increasing spread of misinformation and disinformation through social media and citizen journalism, attributing it to the rush by some platforms to break news and generate online traffic.
While acknowledging that digital communication has made fact-checking easier, the management urged media organisations, bloggers and members of the public to verify information before publication.
It called on those responsible for circulating the false reports to retract and correct them, while encouraging journalists to always seek clarification from the appropriate authorities before publishing stories.
