ENUGU:The University of Nigeria, Nsukka has strongly denied the claims made in a viral video by human rights activist Harrison Gwamnishu.

The university’s Acting Public Relations Officer, Dr Okwun Omeaku, denied the claim made by Gwamnishu on wednesday.  Gwamnishu alleged on a viral video that a 17-year-old girl named Joy Eze had been killed on campus and that kidnappings and other crimes were rampant at the university.

However, the university’s management dismissed these claims as “fake news” intended to incite panic among students, parents, and guardians.

According to Omeaku, the campuses are safe, and no student deaths or kidnappings have been reported.Omeaku claims that there have been no reports of student abductions or fatalities and that the campuses are secure.

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