Top Sex Scandals That Rocked Nigerian Universities
Nigerian universities have been pervasive with sexual misconduct scandals in recent times. There are numerous sexual assaults and harassment cases.
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These scandals have rocked the academic community, and some lecturers have been suspended and dismissed while others have been ailing.
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Following the high-profile cases of these scandals, there have been calls for strict measures to be put in place against sexual misconduct in universities across the country.
Some of the high-profile cases are listed below:
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Prof. Cyril Ndifon of UNICAL 2023
The female students in the Faculty of Law of the University of Calabar staged protests against Professor Cyril Ndifon over allegations of sexual harassment and high-handedness.
On Monday, August 14, in a viral video on social media, students of the faculty accused the professor of sexual assault and harassment while demanding his removal and justice for the victims.
The UNICAL management investigated the allegations against Prof Ndifon, the dean of the Faculty of Law, by the institution's students.
Ndifon was charged in court for soliciting nude videos and photographs from female students before he could give them grades.
The Professor was currently being remanded in Kuje prison in Abuja.
Dr Samuel Omoniyi Oladipo and Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu of UNILAG
The two academics of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) were revealed in a BBC report asking for sex from an undercover journalist posing as an admission seeker in the institution.
After investigating the allegation, the university's Senate committee later dismissed the two lecturers.
Richard Akindele of OAU
The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) lecturer, Professor Richard Akindele, was found guilty of sexual harassment and jailed for two years over sexual harassment.
Akindele pleaded guilty to the four-count charge against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.
A female student, Monica Osagie, made the allegations against the lecturer, and Justice Maureen Onyetenu convicted him.
Olabisi Olaleye
Olaleye was another lecturer of OAU involved in a sex-for-grade scandal. He was reported to have demanded sex from a 400-level student of the Department of International Relations in the Faculty of Administration.
The university set up a panel to investigate the allegation, and hard evidence was presented against him, including voice recordings of him making the sickening demands.
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Bribery Scandal – 2023
Students lamented the non-release of results eight months after exams, as lecturers allegedly demanded bribes in cash or kind.
The lecture was said to ask for between N10,000 and N20,000 or sexual favours for students to view results.
In response, the institution doled disciplinary actions, including suspension, sack, and jail terms to some lecturers.
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