Ekiti University Queries Lecturer for Sex Scandal Allegation
The Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, yesterday disclosed that it had started investigating one of its academic staff, Dr. O.O. Aduwo for alleged sexual harassment brought against him.
Also, the institution disclosed that it would constitute a panel of investigation to unravel a trending footage that showed the nudity of the lecturer with some female students, who accused him of sexual harassment.
This was contained in a statement the Head of EKSU Directorate of Information and Corporate Affairs, Mr. Bode Olofinmuagun issued yesterday with a promise to get to the roots of the allegation.
Aduwo, a senior lecturer in the Department of Accounting, had been in the news since Thursday after a trending video showed the nakedness of the lecturer alongside some students accusing him of sex for marks.
The footage, which played for about 29 seconds, showed some people dragged the lecturer out of a room with one of them chanting EKSU lecturer attempting to have sex with a female student.
In its statement yesterday, however, the institution revealed that it had started into the fo≠≠≠otage and that it had already queried the suspect to give him fair hearing and ensure justice and equity.
The statement assured that the management of the institution “will not condone any act of sexual harassment in the university and as such, issued a query to the concerned lecturer to defend himself from the allegation, as a first step in the spirit of due process.
“After the response of the lecturer to the query, 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 statement said.
Besides, the statement assured that the management would continue to be transparent and would not allow such a matter that could smear its good image to be swept under the carpet.
The statement read in part: “The attention of the management of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti has been drawn to a video that has gone viral on an alleged sex scandal involving one of its lecturers. The video allegedly fingered one Dr. O. O. Aduwo of the Department of Accounting.
“The management wishes to inform the general public that it will not condone any act of sexual harassment in the University and as such, issued a query to the concerned lecturer to defend himself from the allegation, as a first step in the spirit of due process.
“Thereafter, a panel of investigation will be constituted to get to the root of the matter, while the findings of the panel would be made public. The general public is hereby assured that management will continue to be transparent. It will not also allow such a matter that can smear its good image to be swept under the carpet,” the statement said.