On March 30, 2023, the Federal University Gashua (FUGA) in Yobe State refuted the allegation that Dr. Samiu Dagari, a senior instructor in the Chemistry Department, had been spanked by some of its students.

A video that was uploaded online depicts some individuals brutally attacking the lecturer.

According to reports, Dr. Dagari was assaulted because he claimed that some politicians in Nguru, where he was born and raised, were engaged in magic, sodomy, and other wicked deeds.

The professor was allegedly challenged by the unnamed individuals, who then began hitting him until other bystanders stepped in and stopped them.

According to reports, the incident took place during the just held 2023 elections.

The Registrar, Dr Abubakar Mamuda, in a statement, said that a viral video showing four youths flogging Dagari was deliberately manipulated to mislead the public and tannish the image of the university and its students.

He claimed the flogging was done by thugs hired by a politician and it took place in Nguru, the lecturer’s hometown, and not in Gashua

“The attention of the Federal University, Gashua, Yobe, is drawn to a viral video clip in the social media and a few online newspapers, alleging that some students of Dr Dagari attacked and flogged him, Mamuda stated. 

“We state categorically that the story is false and a deliberate attempt to mislead the public and tarnish the good image of the university and its virtuous students.

“The said incident did not occur in the university, but rather in the hometown of Dr Dagari and at his family house.

“The attack was executed by some thugs sponsored by a politician. The thugs who assaulted Dr Dagari are not students of the Federal University, Gashua,’’ the registrar stated.

He added that the incident had been reported to appropriate security agencies and investigation was on-going.

Mr. Mamuda stressed that Dagari is a popular senior lecturer adored by his students and the entire university community.

Watch the video here