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\u201cYou appeared before the Students\u2019 Disciplinary Committee to defend yourself against allegations of gross misconduct and breach of matriculation oath arising from inappropriate filming of a dying student,\u201d the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The university said copies of the disciplinary letter were sent to Ugoma\u2019s sponsor and other relevant authorities for further action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident has sparked public debate and criticism, with some calling the punishment excessive. Arise TV presenter Rufai Oseni condemned the decision in a post on X, formerly Twitter, describing it as \u201cunjustifiable.\u201d He urged the vice chancellor to reconsider, saying the video\u2019s caption was intended to discourage abortion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oseni also claimed Ugoma\u2019s stepfather had asked her to abandon her education following the suspension. \u201cHer stepfather told her to kiss her education goodbye and prepare to return to the village,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Delta State Government has also weighed in. In a similar case earlier this year, the government intervened to reverse disciplinary action against a nursing student over a social media post. A senior official, speaking anonymously, said, \u201cWe are monitoring the situation. The government believes in fair treatment and will engage the university if necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Universities Commission issued a statement urging institutions to balance discipline with compassion. \u201cWhile universities must uphold standards, they must also consider the intent and impact of student actions,\u201d the commission said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Delta State Government said it was monitoring the situation and would engage the university if necessary. A senior official, speaking anonymously, said the government supports fair treatment for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The case has reignited discussions about disciplinary practices in Nigerian universities, and sparks aa debate about freedom of expression, student rights, and the role of social media in campus life. Many are calling for reforms to disciplinary processes and better mental health support for students facing institutional sanctions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a similar case in 2020, Rivers State-owned Ignatius Ajuru University of Education reversed the suspension of two students who had been penalized for social media posts. The students, Chibuzor Remmy and Sunday Okpokpo, were initially demoted academically but later reinstated after public pressure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ABRAKA, Nigeria (FN) \u2014 Delta State University has suspended a second-year microbiology student for four semesters after she allegedly filmed a dying classmate at the university\u2019s health center and posted the video on TikTok. The student, Ezi Ugoma, appeared before the institution\u2019s Students\u2019 Disciplinary Committee in August and was found to have committed gross misconduct […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-naija-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Delta-State-University.jpg?fit=940%2C808&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23015"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23039,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23015\/revisions\/23039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}