Ekiti State University, EKSU, Ado Ekiti, has begun a probe of the allegation of sexual misconduct against one of its lecturers, identified as Dr. O. O. Aduwo.
The lecturer, in a video that has gone viral, was caught pant down in a bid to have sexual relationship with a student whose name was not mentioned.
The lecturer was said to have demanded for sex as a condition for giving her a pass mark in an examination.
But reacting to the development, the management of EKSU said it had begun a probe.
The lecturer, according to the Head, Directorate of Information and Corporate Affairs of the university, Mr Bode Olofinmuagun, had been queried.
In a statement issued on by EKSU on Saturday, Olofinmuagun said the query was to give him the opportunity of stating his own side of the story.
His words: “The attention of the management of Ekiti State University has been drawn to a video that has gone viral on an alleged sex scandal involving one of our lecturers.
“The video allegedly fingered one Dr. O. O. Aduwo of the Department of Accounting as the culprit and query has been issued to the accused lecturer, to state his own side of the story.
“This will be followed by a panel which would dig deep into the matter.”
Olofinmuagun stated further that a panel would also be set up to further probe the case.
“Thereafter, a panel of investigation will be constituted to get to the root of the matter, while the findings of the panel will be made public.
”The general public is hereby assured that management will continue to be transparent and will not allow such a matter that could smear its good image to be swept under the carpet,” he said.
It would be recalled that a lecturer of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Professor Richard Akindele, was in 2018 involved in a similar case.
His victim was Miss Monica Osagie, who was his student.
At the end of his trial, he was sentenced to two years in prison by a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State.
Justice Maurine Onyetenu who gave the verdict said: “This kind of issue is too rampant in our tertiary institutions. We send children to school, they come home telling us that lecturers want to sleep with them.
“We cannot continue like this. Somebody has to be used as an example; even primary school pupils are complaining. Telling me to suspend sentence does not arise. Plea bargain does not arise. Maybe the case has continued to occur and reoccur because someone has not been used as an example.
“It is time for the court to start upholding the right of the children, especially female students. The case is endemic.”
