The Governing Council of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, has dismissed a senior lecturer, Usman Aliyu, over allegations of sexual harassment involving a married postgraduate student, Kamila Aliyu.
The decision was announced in the university’s official newsletter, and made available to newsmen this Thursday.
The Governing Council say they approved the lecturers’ dismissal based on the findings of the Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee, which concluded that the lecturer was guilty of misconduct.
Reports say, the accuser, Aliyu had, last year, petitioned the university, accusing the lecturer, Aliyu of sexual harassment and alleging that he threatened her academic progress if she did not comply with his demands.
In response to the allegations, Dr Aliyu filed a defamation lawsuit against the student, the department, and the university, but despite the lawsuit, the university proceeded with internal investigations.