The management of the Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST) Wudil have identified 17 male students who allegedly belong to a notorious gang specialized in attacking female students on the university campus.
The students were arrested after verbal assaults on female students over ‘Female Gowns’ and a video that had gone viral on the socials.
Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Shehu Musa Alhaji, confirmed their arrest to journalists in Kano.
He said: “following the reports of harassment of female students by the gang, the authorities of the university swung into action and identified the gang members.”
The VC added that the university had constituted a powerful committee headed by the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic to “identify all the unscrupulous students involved in the attack, and recommend immediate disciplinary action to be taken against them without delay to serve as a deterrent to others.”
“Already, the security department of our university has identified 17 persons in connection to female students’ harassment over putting on of female gowns,” he said.
The VC said the committee had been given one day to submit its report, and thereafter, all the students apprehended would be dealt with accordingly.
The video clip which helps in identifying the culprits had gone viral on social media with a hand full of students verbally assaulting a female student who was not wearing the female gown popularly known as ‘Abaya’.
The clip attracted attention of members of the public, who called on the university authorities to immediately address the issue before it degenerates to crisis.
The management of Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST) earlier issued a statement warning male students in the institution to desist from harassing their female counterpart over wearing of the popular Abaya as it was recognized as a decent dress under the institution’s “Dress Code Act”.
