Babcock University speaks on viral sex video of former students

Babcock University has described a circulating sex video of its
former students as a blessing in disguise for the institution.
“We are happy to be saddled with this challenge as an institution
because it propels us to contribute to the greatness of this nation
and the security of a bright future for our children,” the school said
in a statement this evening.
The self-consolatory lines followed a barrage of insults directed at
the school after two people rumoured to be its students were seen
engaging in sex while a camera was rolling.
It was unclear how the video leaked online between late Tuesday
and Wednesday morning, but it caught instant social media frenzy
and elicited widespread ridicule against Babcock, a church-owned
university known for its aggressive and sometimes controversial
code of ethics for its students.
Many commenters said the incident was proof that expensive
education might not necessarily be an antidote to questionable
behaviour by young adults.
The man and woman seen in the undated video were not
immediately identified. It appeared to have been shot at a budget
infirmary.
In its statement, Babcock clarified a few areas that were hitherto
unclear to those who have seen the video or commented about it on
social media.
The school said the young man in the video was a former student of
the school who had been previously dismissed after authorities
realised he had become hooked on drugs and other “grievous
misconducts”.
“His girlfriend in the same video, until the video broke out, [was] a
third-year student of accounting of this university. After due process,
she was expelled from the university for violation of university rules
and regulations,” the school said in the statement signed by its
communications director, Joshua Suleiman.
The school also disabused the public of claims that the video, less
than two minutes long, was shot on its campus.
The female ex-student said the incident took place in April at Saint
Bridget Hospital, Abeokuta, where her boyfriend was undergoing
rehabilitation for his addictions. An Internet search for the hospital
yielded no results for Wednesday evening, making it difficult to
reach a spokesperson for comment.
“The act did not take place at Babcock University,” it emphasised.
“Babcock University remains committed to the highest moral
standards and would remain a standard-bearer for quality
education in standard character, learning and in service to
humanity.”