According to Adekoya, the institution’s Governing Council took the decision at its 119th Statutory Meeting on Oct 4, in line with the recommendation by the Joint Council/Senate (Academic) Disciplinary Committee.
The Lagos State University (LASU) on Tuesday disclosed that it has dismissed three of its academic staff for acts of sexual harassment and misconduct.
A statement issued by the university’s spokesman Ademola Adekoya, gave the names of the affected lecturers as; Dr Ajani Ogunwande, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Dr Emmanuel Gbeleyi, Lecturer II, Department of Anatomy, Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Ikeja and Dr Sunkanmi Odubunmi, Associate Professor, Department of Economics.
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According to Adekoya, the institution’s Governing Council took the decision at its 119th Statutory Meeting on Oct 4, in line with the recommendation by the Joint Council/Senate (Academic) Disciplinary Committee.
He also disclosed council’s approval of the promotion of 49 Academic Staff and 200 Non- Academic Staff.
The statement further said that 29 non-academic staff of the university had benefited from an internal recruitment exercise recently conducted by the university.
“They include 18 Administrative Officers II, three Technologists II, four System Analysts, two Academic Planning Officers II and two Industrial Liaison Officers.’’
Adekoya, reiterated that the dismissal of the lecturers further demonstrated the university’s zero-tolerance for sexual harassment and general indiscipline adding also that the promotion and recruitment exercises were in line with management’s resolve to continually promote the welfare of both deserving staff and students of the institution.
Drs Odubunmi and Ogunwande were dismissed for inviting the female students they had harassed and failed their courses to their offices to write an exam on a Saturday.
The students had reported them to the university’s security unit where they were given recorders to trap them in the act.
LASUCOM lecturer, Gbeleyi was reported by two female students whom he asked to buy an injection, which he allegedly used to sedate them before sexually taking advantage of them.
