FUOYE Suspends Two Female Students Following Alleged Leak of Suspended SUG President’s Private Video

The management of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti has suspended two students with immediate effect over allegations that they cyberbullied the institution’s suspended Students’ Union Government (SUG) President, James Iyanuoluwa Adio.

The decision was announced in a statement published on the university’s official news platform on Friday and signed by the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof Tajudeen Opoola, who also serves as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration).

According to the university, the affected students, Alao Iyanuoluwa Odunayo and Olawale Abiodun Samuel, allegedly conspired to cyberbully Adio by disseminating details of his private life on social media after he reportedly failed to meet certain financial demands made by them.

The institution described the alleged actions as misconduct capable of bringing the university into disrepute, stressing that it would not tolerate behaviour that could damage its reputation.

“The university management has directed the students to proceed on suspension immediately pending the conclusion of investigations,” the statement noted, adding that efforts were ongoing to fully unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The university further stated that it remained committed to maintaining discipline and ensuring that members of the institution uphold standards consistent with its values and regulations.

The suspension of the two students SaharaReporters reports, comes amid an ongoing controversy involving Adio, who was suspended by the university last week alongside a Deputy Director in the Students Affairs Division over allegations of extortion and financial misconduct.

University authorities alleged that Adio was indirectly linked to the unauthorized collection of ₦1,000 from newly admitted students purportedly for practical sessions. During preliminary investigations, approximately ₦700,000 allegedly generated from the exercise was traced to Adio’s personal bank account.

The institution subsequently constituted a panel to investigate the allegations and suspended both officials pending the outcome of the probe.

The development sparked widespread debate within the university community, with many students demanding transparency in the investigation and accountability for those involved in the alleged extortion scheme.

Shortly after Adio’s suspension, an explicit video allegedly involving the embattled student leader surfaced online and quickly went viral across various social media platforms.

The circulation of the video generated intense reactions among students and the wider public, with supporters of Adio describing the leak as a violation of privacy and an attempt to humiliate him amid the ongoing extortion allegations.

Critics, however, argued that public office holders, including student leaders, should be held accountable for their conduct both in public and private life.

The controversy eventually attracted the attention of the National Association of Nigerian Students, which reportedly intervened and called for due process in the handling of both the extortion allegations and the circumstances surrounding the leaked video.