Rivers University Suspends Man ‘O’ War Officials Over Brutalization Case

• Rivers University has suspended four students from the Man ‘O’ War group for one academic session for assaulting their colleague, Victor Tobins.

• The university’s management stated the actions of the suspended students violated university regulations, leading to their disciplinary action.

• The incident led to a student protest demanding the disbandment of the Man ‘O’ War group, which was addressed by police intervention and assurances from the university’s Vice Chancellor.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, has suspended four students linked to the brutalization of their colleague, Victor Tobins.

The institution announced that the four students, who are also officials of the Man ‘O’ War, are suspended for one academic session.

A statement issued by the university’s acting Registrar, Mrs. I. B. S. Harry, on Saturday morning, noted that the actions of the local security outfit contravened university regulations.

The statement reads, “This is to notify parents and the general public that the Management of the Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, at its meeting held on Friday, 14th June 2024, approved the suspension of the following students…”

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“Monsi Baridukaka Nwaaelibabari, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Victor Chibuike Daniel, Department of Animal Science, Ezems Ikechukwu Goodluck, Department of Electrical Engineering and Wilson Jacob Ree-Ugani, Department of Marine Engineering.

“The students who are members of the Man O’ War were suspended by the Management of the University, for assaulting and inflicting physical injury on Victor Tobin, a 300-level student of the Department of Sociology, on 12th June 2024 at Hostel F in the University Campus.

“Management saw the actions of the four students as contrary to the regulations of the University, and as such, approved their suspension for one academic session.”

The management urged students to live in peace with one another.

The statement said, “The Management enjoined the student population to continue to live in peace and harmony and comply scrupulously with all the rules and regulations of the University.”

This online media platform recalls that the Man ‘O’ War officials had beaten Tobins black and blue, inflicting injuries on his right eye and other parts of his body over a yet-to-be-ascertained issue.

It was reported that the development sparked a protest the following day (Thursday) as the students stormed the office of the outfit on the campus and called on the school authority to immediately disband them from campus.

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The protest assumed a fever pitch, disrupting a meeting of the school management, the Students Union Government and the local security outfit over the action of the latter.

It took the intervention of the police from the Okpolu Division in Mile Three, Port Harcourt and the Vice Chancellor to quell the situation where the protesting students were assured that action would be taken within 24 hours.

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