Sequel to the 7 days ultimatum given to every student of Imo State University who has any substantive evidential proof of Prof. Njoku’s involvement in sex for marks to testify in public which elapsed on Saturday 26th September 2020, the state coordinator of Progressive Graduate of the Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry of the university, Comrade Munonye Obinna and co-coordinator, Frank Ufomadu have stated that no single student has either come in public or secret to testify to the viral allegation of sex for marks leveled against him.

In a statement made available to IGBERE TV on Saturday, the group stated that Prof. Njoku has been vindicated as it is now very convincingly clear to all that Prof. Njoku Victor has never involved in sex for mark since he started work in Imo State University till date.

The group further stated that the viral media propaganda and fabricated allegation against Prof. Njoku Victor is a hand work of mischief markers and character assassins who were in desperate move to pull him down, tarnish his image and destroy the respect he (Prof. Njoku Victor) enjoyed over the years as one of the most transparent, honest and hard working Professors in Imo State University.

They further called on publishers of various media houses, hosts of online websites and social media to retract, refute and expunge all negative forms of stories, nude pictures and videos reportedly recorded and published against the good image of Prof. Njoku Victor, within the next 10 days or face the wrath of the law.

The statement reads in parts,

1. No single student has either come in public or secret to testify to the
viral allegation of sex for marks leveled against one of the most respected Senior Lecturers in Imo State University, Prof. Njoku Victor.

2. We the progressive graduates of chemistry and industrial chemistry of Imo State University wish to notify the entire Imo State University community that Prof. Njoku has been vindicated as it is now very convincingly clear to all that Prof. Njoku Victor has never involved in sex for mark since he started work in Imo State University till date.

3. It is now very convincingly proven that the viral media propaganda and fabricated allegation against Prof. Njoku Victor is a hand work of mischief markers and character assassins who were in desperate move to pull him down, tarnish his image and destroy the respect he (Prof. Njoku Victor) enjoyed over the years as one of the most transparent, honest and hard working Professors in Imo State University.

4. We hereby call on all Nigerians, imolites, security, media and the entire Imo State University staffs and students to rise up to the challenge of protecting innocent citizens who may have been subjected to public ridicule by character Assassins whose stock in trade is to ridicule high profile citizens and perceived competitors or political enemies.

5. The false allegation and vindication of Prof. Njoku whose privacy was secretly invaded by over zealous hired criminals and their cohorts, is a clear indication that character assassins are currently on parade in Imo State.

6. The right to privacy is one of the fundamental human rights entrenched in the Nigerian constitution section 37 of the 1999 constitution provides that:

“The privacy of citizens, their homes, correspondence, telephone conversations and telegraphic communications is hereby guaranteed and protected’’. It deems privacy in this respect a fundamental right which is enforceable in a court of law when breached.

‘’Legal definition of right of privacy: The rights of a person to be free from intrusion into or publicity concerning matters of a personal
nature’’.

7. Invasion of privacy is one of the most damaging types of sexual harassment because it damages a person’s reputation and personal
relationships, this can include anything from leaking Important andprivate information in order to coerce you into a sexual relationship
or secretly recording you in places that are clearly private.

Taking your picture without your knowledge and releasing it on the internet via social media. Blackmailing you to conduct sexual acts or engage in a sexual relationship.

8. Defamation and false light invasion of privacy have a good deal in common. Each requires some falsity published to a third party.

A fundamental difference is that defamation is generally a false statement made about a person, and false light is a misattribution of
a person’s actions or beliefs.

We hereby call on publishers of various media houses, hosts of online websites and social media to retract, refute and expunge all negative forms of stories, nude pictures and videos reportedly recorded and published against the good image of Prof. Njoku Victor, within the next 10 days or face the wrath of the law. It is disheartening that most media outfits published the defamatory false story of sex for marks without properinvestigation and balanced journalism. The envisaged unprofessional conduct of most media practitioners is becoming a ‘’hydra headed monster’’ which is capable of destroying the integrity of good citizens It is obvious that the hired character assassins who invaded the secret privacy of Prof. Njoku Victor are already on the run.

We shall officially petition the inspector General of police to fish out all those behind the
dastard act and ensure they are prosecuted for breach of fundamental human right, sexual harassment and criminal invasion under section 37 of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Source:- Igbere Tv