UNIZIK Lecturer Cuts Student's Hair During Class, Sparks Outrage
In a video that has since gone viral, a male lecturer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University( UNIZIK) was seen using scissors to trim a male student hair. The lecturer claims that the students hair style is unacceptable and bushy.
An incident involving a lecturer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) has gone viral, igniting widespread condemnation on social media. The footage shows the male lecturer interrupting an ongoing class to address a male student's hairstyle, which he deemed “unacceptable and bushy.”
In the video, the lecturer boldly pulls out a pair of scissors and proceeds to trim the student’s hair, aiming to enforce his personal standards of what constitutes an acceptable hairstyle in the university environment.
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The act was captured by other students in the classroom and quickly spread across social media platforms.
Reactions from social media users have been swift and often harsh, criticizing the lecturer for taking matters into his own hands rather than relying on the institution's official disciplinary systems. One user commented, “This is actually wrong. Sir, we’re here to study, not learn modes of fashion or ethics. School authorities should ban all these acts.”
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Another user added, “This is highly condemnable. If you check very well, you may find out that he has nothing to offer but 'hand outs.'”
Other Netizens questioned the reason behind the lecturer’s actions. “How does the hair stop him from learning? The old people are one of the problems of the country. Rubbish,” one comment stated.