EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has finally spoken on the controversy surrounding an undergraduate of the institution, Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, who allegedly killed the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, in Lagos State.
The UNILAG VC broke silence as he addressed the press on Wednesday.
Speaking, Prof. Ogundipe stated that the university is following due process on the alleged murder case, adding that UNILAG will not deny Chidinma no matter the travails.
The UNILAG VC further stated that the university is handling the administrative aspect of the issue since the case has become a national matter.
He said, “From the records available to us, Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, is a student of the University of Lagos who was born on December 12, 1999 from Abia State.
“From our records, her next of kin is Mr. Onoh Ojukwu. She is a student of this great university(UNILAG) whether she is a part-time or full-time student. Her matriculation number is 170912015.
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“We cannot deny the fact that she is a student of the university,” Ogundipe stated.
While speaking on the measures taken by the management of the university on the undergraduate’s case, Ogundipe said due process was being followed.
“Since the case has become a national matter that is being handled by the police, the university is handling the administrative aspect of the issue,” the UNILAG VC added.
EKO HOT BLOG recalls that Chidinma was paraded by the Lagos State Police Command last week for the alleged murder of the Super TV CEO.
The UNILAG undergraduate had narrated how she killed the Super TV CEO at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters in Ikeja after she was paraded as a suspect by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, last Thursday.
EKO HOT BLOG gathered that Chidinma Ojukwu is a 300-level student of Mass Communication.
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