OAU SACKS ENGLISH LECTURER OVER ALLEGED SEXUAL HARASSMENT

CAMPUSINFO has confirmed that Dr. Adebayo Mosobalaje, a lecturer at the Department of English Language in the Faculty of Art has been dismissed by the governing council of Obafemi Awolowo University ,ile ife after he was found guilty of sexual demeanor against a female student.

According to a Public Relations officers of the University who confirmed the dismissal ,Abiodun Olanrewaju was taken by the University Council at its last sitting on Tuesday, 7th September, 2021.

According to the release, the University in its avowed determination to rid the institution of any form of sexual intimidation, harassment and, or coercion, the Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has dismissed the lecturer who was found guilty of sexual demeanor against a female student.

“Having exhaustively deliberated on the report of the Joint Committee of Council and Senate, which investigated the case of sexual harassment against Dr Mosobalaje, the University Council, unambiguously declared its zero tolerance to sexual harassment in any form or guise and, accordingly, applied the appropriate University sanctions for such an offence as contained in the University regulation.