Nigeria, March 15 -- The Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, in Imo State, has suspended a lecturer, Ifeanyichukwu Okoroafor, for allegedly assaulting a male student.

Mr Okoroafor, a facilitator at the institution's Technical and Entrepreneurship Development Centre, was suspended on Friday by a letter addressed to him.

The lecturer was seen in a video clip on social media assaulting a male student of the institution identified as Chidera.

The alleged assault was said to have happened on Thursday.

In the now-viral clip seen by PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Okoroafor aggressively hit the student with his hand before kicking him on his legs. The student fell.

The lecturer appeared to be walking away in anger, but some other students standing there ...