The University of Benin, UNIBEN, has set up a panel to investigate allegations of s3xu@l hara$$m3nt against a professor in the Faculty of Arts.
The panel was inaugurated following a complaint made by a graduate on social media, who claimed to have experienced s3xual hara$$ment by the professor during her undergraduate studies.
The panel, however, did not disclose the identity of the lecturer in the said circular issued by the institution
It urged members of staff and students with relevant information, or anybody who might have fallen victim of the lecturer’s escapades, to come forward and share with it.
According to the circular, the information will assist the committee in ensuring a thorough and fair investigation.
“Be assured that your identity will be protected and all information will be treated with utmost confidentiality,” it added.
It was gathered that the university resolved to set up the investigative panel after a graduate of the university took to social media to call out the lecture.
The alumna recounted how she allegedly suffered untold s3xual hara$$ment from the said professor during her undergraduate days.
