'He said he will fail me if I did not have sex with him' - Student reveals

olamide oni

August 11, 2016 8:49 AM

A lecturer at Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, has been arrested after attempting to sleep with one of his students.

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The National President of the Association, Comr. Idongesit Micah stated this position in Asaba, Delta State yesterday, August 10, when she visited the State Police command Headquarters on a fact finding mission over the well reported case where a lecturer was caught naked trying to sleep with a Delta State University female student, Miss Esther Omokinovo at Wembley Hotel.

The victim had earlier informed the National President that the randy lecturer has been harassing her sexually and has been threatening to fail her if she refused to comply to his sexual desires hence she decided to inform the police that she has accepted the demand of the lecturer and invited the police to the hotel room.

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The fiery student's activist expressed her dissatisfaction with the delay in apprehending the suspect before a competent court of Justice. She also hinted of the group's intention to petition the Inspector General of Police to take over investigation of the matter. saying, "our attorneys has been briefed accordingly".

In that same vein, the umbrella body of all female student groups in the country has strongly urged the National Assembly to expedite the legislative processes left in the passage of the pending Sexual Harassment Prohibition bill which has become neccesary due to the important role it will play in serving victims from the humiliation and inhumane treatment being meted on female Students by randy lecturers, adding that, "this event has vindicated our position at the public hearing of the bill recently, a position which of course was stoutly opposed by ASUU".

Micah stressed that the present legal lacuna is only benefiting randy lecturers who may still be set free after police investigations even when found guilty as there is no relevant laws for now to punish offenders of sexual harassment, especially of female students.

The NFSAN President further stated that their Association has drawn the attention of ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi to the matter, reminding the larger society of ASUU's earlier position during the public hearing on the Bill for an Act to Prohibit Sexual harassment that it has not been receiving reports of sexual harassment being committed by its members.

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