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The University of Lagos has announced the
shut down of the ‘Cold Room’, where lecturers allegedly sexually harass
students and has also suspended alleged sex-for-grades lecturer, Dr
Boniface Igbeneghu.
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The university, in a statement signed
by the Principal Assistant Registrar (Communication Unit), Mrs. Taiwo
Oloyede, also barred Igbeneghu from campus academic areas.
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The
statement reads: ” The University of Lagos Management today suspended
Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu of the Department of European Languages and
Integrated Studies, Faculty of Arts who was caught in a sting operation
by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) titled “Sex for Grades.
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The
trending video chronicled cases of sexual harassment of female students
by some lecturers in some West African Universities, including
University of Lagos.
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Management at its emergency meeting of
October 7, 2019 suspended Dr. Igbeneghu from work immediately and
barred him from the University academic areas while the suspension
subsists unless invited by a Panel constituted by the University to
investigate the matter.
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In addition to this, the University
Management has ordered the shutdown of the Staff Club “Cold Room”
mentioned in the documentary for further investigation.
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The
so-called “Cold Room” is a Functions Room that may have been abused
because this is a deviation from the purpose for which it was created
(meetings, seminars, events, etc.)
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The university assures
members of the public that any other lecturer mentioned in the full
version of the operation which is to be aired later today, will also be
suspended to ensure a proper investigation is carried out.
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The
University is embarrassed and dissociates itself totally from this
act(s) and any inappropriate behaviour of staff with female students and
vice versa. The University has a well-articulated “Policy on Sexual
Harassment, Sexual and Romantic Relationships.”
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