Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has inaugurated Sexual Harassment Committee to check the impunity and excesses of randy lecturers
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Charles Esimone who performed the inauguration on Friday, said the committee would also look into cases where students pester lecturers and attempt to offer them sex in exchange for grades.
The committee consists of erudite professors, mostly females, who would hear cases and even recommend sanctions against lecturers who harass students for sex in exchange for marks.
With the new committee, female students of the university who have faced harassments in the hands of lecturers can now lodge their complaints with the committee.
The committee Members, include: Professor Harry Obi-Nwosu, Professor Chinyere Stella Okunna, Professor Nkechinyere Nwokoye, Professor Carol Arinze-Umobi (Committee Chair), Dr Chinyere Esimone, and Mrs Ogoo Okolo (Secretary to Committee)
Reacting to the development, some staff and students of the university commended the Vice Chancellor for the initiative as it would help raise the standard and status of the institution, as well as instil discipline in both the students and lecturers.
It is a known fact that there have been rampant cases of lecturers sexually abusing female students while some found guilty have also paid the price
