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Nasarawa lecturer viral video: Latest update on Lecturer, daughter who brutalised 20-yr-old student in Lafia (WATCH)

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October 22, 2022

Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Police Saturday confirmed the arrest of a Lecturer with the Federal University, Lafia, Dr Fred Ekpa Ayokhai, and his Daughter, Emmanuela Ekpa Ayokhai for allegedly brutalizing an a20years student in Lafia,.Nasarawa state capital..

The Command in a statement issued and made available to Journalists Saturday said that Dr Ayokhai, an Associate professor in the Department of History and International Studies, Federal University of Lafia has been arrested in the sequel to the viral tweet of assault on a female teenager in Lafia, Nasarawa state.

According to the statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel the Command swiftly commenced an investigation into the case the alleged case of assault against the lecturer and apprehended the suspects.

“It is gratifying to state that, two suspects namely: Dr. Fred Ekpa Ayokhai, an associate professor with the Department of History and International Studies, Federal University of Lafia and one Emmanuela Ekpa Ayokhai have been arrested in connection with the case while the vehicle belonging to Dr Fred which was used in conveying the victim to a location along Kwandere road, Lafia where she was assaulted has been recovered”

“Preliminary investigation has revealed that Emmanuela Ekpa Ayokhai and the victim had a misunderstanding over a man named IG. The victim accused Emmanuela of snatching her supposed boyfriend and assaulting her. In retaliation, Emmanuela mobilized her family, went after the victim, and got her assaulted as well”

Blessing is getting better ❤️‍🩹 she’s not dead thank God 👍 #lafia the lecturer and his daughter has been taken to the police station thank God 👏 #lafia pic.twitter.com/wx21yYDVSL
— Tiktok-amebo (@Tiktok_Amebo) October 22, 2022

That's inhumane#lafia do justice🙏 @PoliceNG pic.twitter.com/y9pCZSTywe
— Abdulmojeed (@mojdris) October 22, 2022

What the hell is happening in Lafia??? pic.twitter.com/B0jfGNE0Z4
— OnlyOne_Ah'gieë (@AgathaAkaahar) October 21, 2022

They necked her sef.. The first video was when blessing was beating Emmanuella and told her to delete her boyfriend number and the second one was when Emmanuella carried her father and family members to necked her .. LAFIA student #lafia #nuella pic.twitter.com/UCg6CwgfJW
— Tiktok-amebo (@Tiktok_Amebo) October 22, 2022

Blessing is getting better ❤️‍🩹 she’s not dead thank God 👍 #lafia the lecturer and his daughter has been taken to the police station thank God 👏 #lafia pic.twitter.com/wx21yYDVSL
— Tiktok-amebo (@Tiktok_Amebo) October 22, 2022

A lecturer at the Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa, Fred Ayokhai, has been called out on social media for attacking a 20-year-old student of the institution.

In a series of viral videos obtained by our correspondent in Abuja, Ayokhai, who reportedly works at the History and International Relations department of the institution, was caught on camera with his children assaulting and stripping the lady, now identified as Blessing Mathias, naked.

Our correspondent gathered that prior to being assaulted, Blessing had beaten the lecturer’s daughter, Emmanuella, for trying to snatch her boyfriend identified as IG. Their fight ensued after she discovered that Nuella had her boyfriend’s number in her phone, which she refused to delete. The said lady gathered her friends to beat Emmanuella. She was seen slapping Emmanuella and hitting her from different angles, asking her to delete the number.

Days after the fight, Emmanuella in the company of her father, Fred Ekpe Ayokhai, and his brother, Praise Shola, and others attacked Blessing in retaliation.

While also being driven to an unknown location as captured in a viral video, Ayokhai used scissors to cut off Blessing’s clothes.

Commenting on the development; the Nasarawa State Police Command, via its official Twitter page, said, “Sequel to the viral tweet of assault on a female teenager in Lafia, the Command swiftly commenced an investigation into the case

“It is gratifying to state that two suspects have been arrested in connection with the case while the vehicle used in conveying the victim to an undisclosed location where she was assaulted has been recovered. Efforts are ongoing to arrest the remaining suspects still at large”.