Truth Behind Trending Video of Student Being Strangled by Watchmen
A student who was strangled in a video that went viral on Friday, October 7, has relayed the actions that led to the brawl on the campus of Bungoma County’s Sang’alo Institute of Science and Technology.
The Civil Engineering student, Fredrick Oduor Otieno, stated that the incident occurred during a training session with the institution’s rugby team.
Otieno was reportedly expelled from the university after being accused of organizing a student strike in early 2022.
According to reports, the student was accused of sneaking into the institution’s pitch despite being expelled, causing the security guards to react.
The guards pursued him and attempted to forcefully lead him out of the premises, which resulted in the assault captured on video.
Otieno, on the other hand, refuted the claims, claiming that he had consulted with the rugby coach prior to his entry. The victim told The Standard that he had lost consciousness during the altercation.
“As I waited, the school’s security head, Lucas Wanjala, a former uniformed officer, approached me from behind, demanding that I step out of the school.
“Before I could respond, he hit me in the back, tearing my jacket as he called upon his junior from Pride Security,” he told The Standard.
It took the intervention of his female peers, he claims, for the security guards to finally let him go.
The shared video only captured the final moments of his ordeal, which he claims was much longer.
“What Kenyans saw came in the last part of the assault, they had torn my jacket, hit my head against the water taps, beat me on the back, and strangled me several times before I fell unconscious when a student recorded the last minutes of it as they (guards) continued with the assault prompting the female colleagues to demand that they free me,” alleges the civil engineering student.
The institution’s management has promised to look into the matter. Despite insisting that Otieno was "in the wrong,” the principal, Dr Rosabella Chukwu Cheptoo, condemned the assault.
Otieno also hopes to have his expulsion reviewed so that he can finish his civil engineering studies.
Truth Behind Trending Video of Student Being Strangled by Watchmen