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From Felix Ikem, Nsukka
The management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has denied allegations circulating on social media that it ejected a visually impaired student from the institution’s hostel for raising concerns about accommodation conditions.
Reports in some sections of social media alleged that a visually impaired 300-level student, Nnamdi Daniel, at the UNN, was evicted from his hostel following a viral video highlighting alleged poor hostel accommodation conditions in the institution.
Clarifying the situation, Inya Agha Egwu, acting Public Relations Officer of the institution, in a statement on Friday, said that the allegation was false and misleading, insisting that the said visually impaired student, Nnamdi Daniels was still in the institution’s hostel.
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The statement noted that over the past few weeks, the university’s Directorate of Accommodation has intensified efforts to sanitise the hostels by ejecting illegal occupants in order to address the persistent issue of overcrowding and improve living conditions for students who are officially allocated bed spaces.
“The defaulting students were given 72 hours to vacate the hostels. This is coming after they have stayed in the hostel free for over two months. The ultimatum given to the defaulters has nothing to do with any press engagement as alleged.
“The student, referenced in the circulating report, had not yet made payment for hostel accommodation allocated to him. However, in line with the University’s tradition of empathy and inclusiveness, he was allowed to remain in the hostel pending when he will be able to pay for his space.
“Nnamdi Daniels is still in the hostel though he is yet to pay for the accommodation,” the university explained in the statement.
