UNIABUJA Sacks Two Lecturers for Sexual Harassment
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’Allah, says the institution recently dismissed two academic staff members over allegations bordering on sexual misconduct.
The don also told our correspondent on Monday that the institution had designed a communication channel for students to report cases of sexual harassment and other unethical acts by lecturers.
“The issue of sexual harassment has recurred in Nigerian institutions, with a survey conducted in 2018 by the World Bank Group’s Women revealing that 70 percent of female graduates from tertiary institutions in Nigeria experienced sexual harassment in school.”
According to the report, the main perpetrators are classmates and lecturers.
University of Abuja popularly know as UniAbuja is one of the most sought out institution in the country
“The authorities simply sacked most of the lecturers indicted and found guilty after the Senate had passed a bill in 2021 stating that randy lecturers should face 21 years of imprisonment.”
The VC added that the varsity council also recently approved that students could assess their lecturers.
