{"id":304289,"date":"2021-01-16T11:46:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T10:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=304289"},"modified":"2021-01-16T11:46:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T10:46:48","slug":"kaduna-university-dismisses-lecturer-for-hugging-female-student-in-his-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=304289","title":{"rendered":"Kaduna University Dismisses Lecturer For Hugging Female Student In His Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Kaduna State University, KASU, has terminated the appointment of Dr. Idowu Abbas of the Geography Department, over allegations of sexual harassment.<br \/>\n<span class=\"container container-pod container-pod-short\"><span class=\"adunit-parent hide block-module block-module-ad block-module-ad-300x250\"><span class=\"block-module-image-wrapper\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of the school, Prof. Abdullahi Ashafa, announced this in a statement in Kaduna on Friday, January 15. Ashafa also announced the promotion of 12 other lecturers of the school.<br \/>\n<span class=\"ds-1col file file-image file-image-jpeg view-mode-embedded centered clearfix block-story-object block-story-object-resource block-story-object-resource-image\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"block-story-object-asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-element file-embedded\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" src=\"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/storage\/2021\/01\/Kaduna-University-Dismisses-Lecturer-For-Hugging-Female-Student-In-His.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to Ashafa, the university&#8217;s Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee, chaired by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), investigated the alleged sexual harassment against the lecturer. The report of the investigating committee was presented at the 217th Management Meeting of the institution on January 12.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the management dismissed Abbas from the service of the university and directed that all students under his supervision be reassigned to a decent lecturer in the department.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;According to the report, Abbas confessed in his testimony to have touched and hugged a female student he was supervising her project from behind against her will when she went to his office to discuss her project.<\/p>\n<p>His testimonies also revealed other nasty and randy misbehaviour he exhibited to the student.<\/p>\n<p>This gross misconduct violated Section 8.7 Paragraph (f) of the Administrative and Academic Regulations in Kaduna State University.<\/p>\n<p>The regulations state that &#8216;victimisation\/harassment of students through examination mark is punishable by dismissal and termination of appointment,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy Vice-Chancellor described Abbas&#8217; earlier resignation as &#8220;null and void.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kaduna State University, KASU, has terminated the appointment of Dr. Idowu Abbas of the Geography Department, over allegations of sexual harassment. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of the school, Prof. Abdullahi Ashafa, announced this in a statement in Kaduna on Friday, January 15. Ashafa also announced the promotion of 12 other lecturers of the school. 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