Two lecturers at Nigeria s University of Lagos (Unilag) have been dismissed following an investigation into sex-for-grades allegations sparked by a BBC Africa Eye documentary.
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has hailed the University of Lagos (UNILAG) for entrenching the culture of discipline and sustaining the school’s academic excellence.
The Governor particularly praised the university management for the recent disciplinary action taken against two erring academic staff indicted in a sex-for-mark scandal that rocked the school. He said the sanction would not only serve as a deterrent to members of the school that may have a similar tendency but also redeem the reputation of the university.
Sanwo-Olu spoke on Thursday when he received members of the Federal Government’s Visitation Panel for UNILAG who came on a courtesy call at the State House in Marina. The panel members were led by the chairman, Lt. Gen. Martin Luther Agwai (rtd).
UNILAG dismisses two lecturers in sex-for-grades scandal
Published 2 June 2021
The University of Lagos has dismissed two lecturers who were indicted in a sex-for-grade scandal that rocked the institution in 2019.
The indicted lecturers, Dr Boniface Igbeneghu and Dr Samuel Omoniyi Oladipo, were caught on camera demanding sex from an undercover reporter acting as an admission-seeking ‘student’ in a BBC report.
Igbeneghu was a lecturer in the Department of European Languages and Integration Studies, Faculty of Arts while Oladipo lectured at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences.
Their dismissal was contained in a circular released by the school authorities on Wednesday.
The lecturers identified as Dr Boniface Igbeneghu and Dr Samuel Omoniyi Oladipo were caught on camera demanding sex from an undercover reporter pretending to be seeking admission in the investigative report.
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