Govt. sack Lecturers over alleged sexual harassment in Kogi Polytechnic

Some Lecturers of Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja have been sacked by the State Government over alleged sexual harassment of Students on campus.

The Senior Special Assistant to Kogi State Governor Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo on Students Affairs Comrade  Isah Emmanuel Ojodunwene disclosed this on Tuesday at a one day convening of Ministry of Education and Heads of Tertiary education institutions on State level adoption of the model anti sexual harassment policy in Tertiary institutions in Kogi State held in Lokoja.

Ojodunwene who did not disclose the numbers of names of the sacked Lecturers said the present administration under Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has zero tolerance to sexual harassment in the State 

 "No time can be better, earlier or later than now when we talk about sexual harassment. Recently, we had an issue where a young Girl of 19 years old was murdered by one 20 years old Boy in Federal University Lokoja for ritual. What we are saying to that was because the Child was vulnerable and was harassed into that environment.

" It is better we talk of it now before it is too late . If you check all the institution that we have in Kogi State, there are incident that Students have reported cases of sexual harassment by their Lecturers.  

"Kogi State Polytechnic for instance, some Lecturers have been sacked, while others are cooling of in prison as we speak over the issue of sexual harassment of our innocent Students. We encourage all heads of institutions in Kogi State to be tough on this issue. 

"His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo is a no nonsense leader when it comes to social vices, criminalities and other activities that is not in tandem with the progress of the State and the well-being of the Citizens. We represent  the body language of our Principal who has always maintained his stance that if anyone  engages in sexual harassment of our Students, they will face the law adequately".

He admonished Students to learn to speak up when the are victims of sexual harassment. 

"They should speak up. Once you speak up, we will be able to identify their challenges and address it immediately. There is no stigmatization in sexual harassment. Even though you are married on campus and you are a victim of sexual harassment, you should support your husband so that we can track the areas that we need to punish the person and take them out of the institution. 

"Even though you are a lecturer, no matter how highly placed you are, once you harass any of our student and we have the evidences and witnesses against them, the person will face the law squarely" he added.

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