The Edo State government has sacked 13 lecturers of the state-owned Ambrose Ali University (AAU), Ekpoma, over alleged offences such as falsification of age, fraud, misconduct, extortion and sexual harassment among others.
The institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Asomwan Sunny Adagbonyin, disclosed this yesterday while presenting the university disciplinary committee’s report to members of the AAU Special Intervention Team (SIT).
He said the dismissal of the erring staff was due to the recommendations of the institution’s disciplinary committee which found them guilty.
“The disciplinary committee had given the affected staff a fair hearing and recommended that the criminal aspect of the disengaged staff should be reported to security operatives.
“A lecturer who was the head of nursing science was recommended for the sack after he was found guilty of extorting N32,000 and N52,000 from students,” he said.
He further disclosed that an associate professor and a lecturer were dismissed for collecting unapproved levy from students while another lecturer who was indicted for sexual harassment was also dismissed.
“The lecturer claimed to only make advances but went to the said girl’s church to plead for forgiveness. The victim has been protected and reassigned to another lecturer,” he added.
Adagbonyin said the affected staff members were from the Faculty of Basic Medical Science, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Nursing Department, Engineering Department, Faculty of Law, and Political Science, as well as the former Director of the university’s farm.
He explained that out of the 209 disciplinary cases received, the committee had concluded 132 representing 63 percent while 77 cases representing 37 percent were pending.
