Extortion, sexual harassment rock Ebonyi varsity

Students of the Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Abakaliki yesterday raised the alarm over rising cases of sexual harassment and extortion allegedly being perpetrated by their lecturers. Already two of their lecturers are under suspension following the alarming rate of extortion and sexual harassment. The suspended lecturers are from the Faculty of Education and the Department of History and International Relations (HIR).

For instance, Mr Onwe Chinedu Ogah of Department of History and International Relations is currently facing disciplinary committee of the university over an alleged sexual harassment and extortion.

Investigations by New Telegraph had shown that students pay between N10,000 and N30,000 to pass a particular course or sleep with lecturers should they have no capacity to pay the amount with those rewriting their courses as carryovers as major victims of the trend.

A victim, Chinenye Chike said she had a carryover in a particular course because she failed to pay N10, 000 being demanded by the lecturer or have sex with the lecturer. She said: “I had extra year because I couldn’t give N10, 000 to my lecturer who is now facing disciplinary panel. I carried my two months old baby to re-write his course- Major World Revolution and he made me borrow extra-five courses.

New Telegraph, September 12, 2017

 

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