A lecturer at the Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Dr Fred Ekpa Ayokhai, and his daughter, Emmanuela, are now in police net for allegedly brutalizing a 20-year-old female student.
Ayokhai, an Associate Professor in the Department of History and International Studies, is now cooling his heels in custody for the assault.
Persecondnews reports that a video showing how the lecturer and his daughter assaulted the female student had gone viral on the social media.
He was caught on camera assaulting and stripping Blessing Mathias with the help of his children.
Blessing, it was gathered, had beaten the lecturer’s daughter, Emanuella, for allegedly snatching her boyfriend simply identified as IG.
In retaliation, Emmanuela mobilized her family including her dad and went after Blessing and assaulted her.
Confirming the incident, the spokesman for the state police command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, said: The Command has swiftly commenced an investigation into the case of assault against the lecturer and apprehended the suspects.
“It is gratifying to state that, two suspects namely: Dr. Fred Ekpa Ayokhai, an associate professor with the Department of History and International Studies, Federal University of Lafia and one Emmanuela Ekpa Ayokhai have been arrested in connection with the case while the vehicle belonging to Dr Fred which was used in conveying the victim to a location along Kwandere road, Lafia where she was assaulted has been recovered.
“Preliminary investigation has revealed that Emmanuela Ekpa Ayokhai and the victim had a misunderstanding over a man named IG.
“The victim accused Emmanuela of snatching her supposed boyfriend and assaulting her. In retaliation, Emmanuela mobilized her family, went after the victim, and got her assaulted as well.”
Nansel said Police Commissioner Adesina Soyemi has ordered an intensive manhunt for other fleeing suspects and directed that those arrested should be charged to court on conclusion of investigations.
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