Varsity sacks 63 lecturers for sexual harassment, others

Image result for The management of Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Abakaliki said yesterday that it had sacked 63 lecturers for sexual harassment, certificate forgery, extortion, among others.  Spokesman Patrick Itumo confirmed the sack to The Nation.  He said some of those sacked were lecturers who had overstayed.  Itumo said most of those sacked reportedly obtained the West African School Certificate Examination (WASC) before the First School Leaving Certificate.  They were said to have falsified their birth certificates and other credentials.  The spokesman said the sack followed audit report submitted by a committee set up to verify workers’ credentials.  He urged students, who have suffered sexual harassment, to report the incident to the school authority.  Itumo said the management would protect such students from victimisation.The management of Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Abakaliki said yesterday that it had sacked 63 lecturers for sexual harassment, certificate forgery, extortion, among others.

Spokesman Patrick Itumo confirmed the sack to The Nation.

He said some of those sacked were lecturers who had overstayed.

Itumo said most of those sacked reportedly obtained the West African School Certificate Examination (WASC) before the First School Leaving Certificate.

They were said to have falsified their birth certificates and other credentials.

The spokesman said the sack followed audit report submitted by a committee set up to verify workers’ credentials.

He urged students, who have suffered sexual harassment, to report the incident to the school authority.

Itumo said the management would protect such students from victimisation.