Alleged sexual incident between a professor and female student of the University of Benin has been scheduled for investigation, according to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, Professor Lilian Salami, Bendel mirror news reported that committee has beeb set up to investigate the alleged sexual harassment levelled against a professor in the Faculty of Arts.
DAILY POST reports that the secretary of the investigating committee, Barrister B.D. Jonathan, disclosed this in a circular in Benin City.
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The circular disclosed that the suspected professor is from the Department of Philosophy.
The committee urged staff and students of the institution to provide relevant information and personal experience of any incident related to the allegation.
Jonathan opined that availing the committee with relevant information would help it actualise its mandate as well as carry out thorough and fair investigations.
He assured the staff and students that their identity would be protected, and all information would be treated with the utmost confidentiality.
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It was learnt that the management of the institution decided to constitute the committee after a graduate of the school reportedly took to social media and called out the lecture.
The university alumnus alleged that she suffered untold sexual harassment from the said professor during her undergraduate studies.
In an interview with a student yesterday, he All Campus Show that the management is slow in carrying out investigation and they may also not do any investigation.
In his words, he said UNIBEN management also needs to be investigated to know the reason why they slow in investigating matters and why they give up on investigations.