The University of Lagos
has suspended Samuel Oladipo, a lecturer in the department of economics, over
the sex-for-grades scandal rocking the institution.
Oladipo was seen in the
second stream of a documentary on sexual assault released by the BBC Africa Eye
on Monday.
The school management
earlier suspended Boniface Igbeneghu, a lecturer and former sub-dean of the
faculty of arts in the institution, who was exposed in the documentary.
Igbeneghu was caught
sexually harassing an undercover journalist who posed as an admission seeker.
The documentary has
elicited reactions since its release, with many calling for the prosecution of
the lecturers involved.
Oluwatoyin Ogundipe,
vice-chancellor of UNILAG, was said to have confirmed the suspension of
Oladipo, saying the lecturer “would be made to face a panel”.
“The entire episode is
unfortunate and tragic because lecturers are supposed to be loco parentis to
the students. My appeal to our colleagues is to refrain from a negative act
that can tarnish the image of the university and themselves,” Ogundipe was
quoted as saying.
The Academic Staff Union
of Universities (ASUU) had also called for a thorough investigation into the
allegations made against the lecturers.
Dele Ashiru, chairman of
the union’s branch at UNILAG, condemned the development and warned its members
to refrain from actions capable of bringing disrepute to the Nigerian
university system. – TheCable
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