Faculty President suspended, attacked by cultists

BY UBONG INYANG

The embattled president of the Faculty of Arts Students Association (FASA) of the University of Uyo, Comrade Abidiak Odunonwi was on Friday night attacked at his residence by suspected cult members.

The attack came after the president was suspended by members of the faculty parliament following issues of cash embezzlement and other hideous acts by the comrade. He came under intense scrutiny by members of the parliament on numerous occasions and he had been fortunate to escape the axe but not until this occasion as majority of the house members called for his immediate suspension. 

The faculty president, from the Department of Religious and Cultural Studies, was brutally attacked at his residence the following night by suspected cultists resulting in series of injuries and what appeared to be a cut on his head as well as machete bruise on his back. He was moved to a nearby hospital where he is receiving treatment. No arrests had been made as at the time of filing in this report.

 

Comrade Abidiak was elected as the faculty president earlier this year taking over from Comrade Okwong Fadamana. 

He has so far been at loggerheads with his excos and on several occasions threatened with impeachment by the faculty parliamentarians. His suspension came after he was found guilty for misappropriation of over 1.2 million Naira from the Faculty account. 

In a statement by the faculty secretary general Comrade Emmanuel Thompson, the school authorities was yet to commence investigation into the matter and therefore opted to involve the police if after 24 hours the school authority still delay in taking action.