Update: Monica Osagie to appear before OAU panel on Tuesday

Ms. Monica Osagie, victim of the sexual harassment by a lecturer in the Department of Accounting at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile -Ife has now been summoned to appear before the investigative panel probing the incident on Tuesday.

The invitation came barely 24 hours after her lawyer and and Executive Director of Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre, Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, claimed that the victim had not been invited by any panel.

But it was not clear why the letter dated April 19 2018 was not immediately released to her.

The letter  inviting Monica Osagie dated April 19 2018 from the Office of the Secretary, Post-Graduate College.

The letter with Ref. No: ADP 15/16/H/1424 entitled:

The letter reads:

“I write at the instance of the Provost, Post-Graduate College to invite you to appear before the investigative panel on alleged harassment of a female student detailed in audio recording at its meeting which will come up at 10:00am on Tuesday April 24 2018.

“Please be informed that on arrival, you are required to call the Secretary to the panel to facilitate your appearance before the panel. Thank you.”

Akiyode-Afolabi had raised the alarm that Monica Osagie, “resorted to self help” through audio recording after two lecturers approached by her for intervention disappointed her.

According to her,

“Let the university do what they are supposed to do by giving her proper invitation. They have all her records because she is their student. The panel has never invited her, so when the panel invites her today, she would come.

“She didn’t release the audio. She got the evidence and it was given to one or two people when she was seeking for help. So definitely one of them released the audio, and she cannot be blamed for it”.