Nigeria, Feb. 16 -- The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) has commended a lecturer in the university, Chukwudi Okoye, for his professional conduct and display of maturity when a student assaulted him recently in the institution.

PREMIUM TIMES, on Tuesday reported that the female student, Precious Mbakwe, allegedly assaulted the lecturer, Mr Okoye, after he interrupted her while she was recording a video in the university corridor.

The incident happened at the Faculty of Arts building of the NAU, popularly known as UNIZIK.

Videos reviewed by this newspaper show Ms Mbakwe, a third-year History and International Studies student, recording a video when Mr Okoye, a lecturer at the Department ...