A female student of Kano State Polytechnic has been implicated in an attack on a lecturer, Aliyu Hamza Abdullahi, on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.
The lecturer, who serves as the exam officer for the department, was allegedly assaulted by the boyfriend of the female student whose name was withheld.
The Public Relations Officer of the Polytechnic, Auwal Ismail Bagwai, while briefing the press on the attack in Kano on Friday, disclosed the attack occurred while the lecturer was attending to students in his office at around 2pm.
According to the report, the female student had wanted to change her admission to a different department but was told that her grades did not meet the requirements for her preferred course.
Angered that she was not able to get her wish, the student allegedly heaped the blame on the lecturer and called her boyfriend to teach him a lesson.
“The female student entered the office with her boyfriend, identifying the lecturer as the obstacle to her desired course. The boyfriend then produced a cutlass and launched an attack, aiming for the lecturer’s head.
“The lecturer sustained injuries to his hands while attempting to defend himself. Other students in the office intervened, prompting the assailants to flee the scene,” Bagwai stated.
He added that the lecturer is receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in the state.
Bagwai further stated that the security officers of the institutions were called upon to handle the case, adding that they had gone to Dorayi area of the state, where the female student and her boyfriend reside but were assaulted by a group of thugs.
Bagwai stated that the student and her boyfriend have not been apprehended.
He, however, stated that the security agencies are actively investigating the matter and the perpetrators will not go scot free.