In reaction to a viral video where some male students of the Kano University of Science and Technology ( KUST) were harassing a female student for wearing an abaya attire, the management of the university has arrested 17 students behind the act.

In the trending video, the students were seen dragging the cloth of the female student, shouting “mai Abaya” at her. 

The university Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shehu Alhaji said consequent to the reports of harassment by the gang of male students, the institution’s management acted and identified some of the culprits, and a powerful committee headed by the DVC ACAD has been constituted to identify the unscrupulous students involved.  He added that immediate disciplinary action will be taken against the culprits without delay to serve as a deterrent to others.

Watch the video of the harassment below.