#SexForGrades: I’ve been exonerated – UNILAG Professor
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Olusegun Awonusi, a professor of English and former vice chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education, accused of “habitual sexual harassment” by a student has said the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has exonerated him.
In May 2018, Joy Nwanna, a student of the institution, released semi-nude photos of the lecturer through Linda Ikeji’s blog saying the lecturer “was used to molesting students and that she was reaching out to the public to curb his excesses.”
The action triggered anger and disgust from many Nigerians including the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
On May 31, 2018, UNILAG, in a statement by its spokesperson, Taiwo Oloyede vowed to “thoroughly investigate the allegation”.
It then called for submission of memoranda by members of the public which lasted for a month.
The panel was able to establish that the student involved is Joy Nwana, who graduated from the Department of English in the 2015/2016 academic session but said: “claims made by Ms Nwana and Linda Ikeji Blog could not be substantiated, because of their repeated absence at the panel’s enquiry sessions.”
The institution said the attempt to get the duo to make representations at “the sessions did not yield the desired results.”
However, it promised that the university would continue with its investigations.
Olusegun Awonusi, a professor of English and former vice chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education, accused of “habitual sexual harassment” by a student has said the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has exonerated him.
In May 2018, Joy Nwanna, a student of the institution, released semi-nude photos of the lecturer through Linda Ikeji’s blog saying the lecturer “was used to molesting students and that she was reaching out to the public to curb his excesses.”
The action triggered anger and disgust from many Nigerians including the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
On May 31, 2018, UNILAG, in a statement by its spokesperson, Taiwo Oloyede vowed to “thoroughly investigate the allegation”.
It then called for submission of memoranda by members of the public which lasted for a month.
The panel was able to establish that the student involved is Joy Nwana, who graduated from the Department of English in the 2015/2016 academic session but said: “claims made by Ms Nwana and Linda Ikeji Blog could not be substantiated, because of their repeated absence at the panel’s enquiry sessions.”
The institution said the attempt to get the duo to make representations at “the sessions did not yield the desired results.”
However, it promised that the university would continue with its investigations.
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