17 students of Kano University of Science and Technology arrested for harassing their female colleagues

The Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil has arrested 17 students and recommended them for disciplinary action for harassing their female colleagues over their grooming.

The institution started after verbal assaults on female pupils with a group of male pupils over”female dresses,” the college arrested 17 members of their group.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof Shehu Alhaji said after reports of harassment of female students by their male colleagues, the university swung into action and already they had identified a number of them and critical penalty will be slammed on them.

He said the university has constituted a strong committee, led by Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academics, to identify the unscrupulous students who take “immediate disciplinary action to be taken against the culprits without delay to serve as a deterrent to other people.”

“Already, the Security Department of the university has identified 17 persons in relation to the harassment of female students,” he told newsmen