The University of Lagos, UNILAG, has begun a probe into the case of sexual harassment against two of its lecturers, Boniface Igbeneghu and Samuel Oladipo.
They were both exposed in a documentary on sexual harassment released by the BBC Africa Eye on Monday.
The two lecturers have been suspended in the wake of the exposure.
The Principal Assistant Registrar, Communication Unit of UNILAG, Mr. Taiwo Oloyede, who announced the setting up of the panel on Wednesday said it is headed by a Professor of Law and Dean of the Faculty of Law, UNILAG, Ayodele Atsenuwa.
The statement by Oloyede reads: “The Panel will probe into the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu of the Department of European Languages and Integrated Studies, Faculty of Arts and Dr. Samuel Oladipo of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences as well as other related cases.
“As previously announced in the University’s Press Release dated Monday, October 7, 2019, Dr. Samuel Oladipo who was featured in the full version of the BBC broadcast, has been suspended from work with immediate effect and barred from the University academic areas until conclusion of the Panel’s assignment.
“Students and members of staff who have relevant information are encouraged to come forward. Their protection is assured. We firmly reassure all our students, staff, alumni, parents and guardians that this matter will be tackled with every sense of responsibility, and the seriousness it deserves. The whole process will be transparent and appropriate sanctions will be meted out to anyone found culpable.”
