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Abia Lecturer Exposed, Suspended Over Alleged Sexual Harassment
A lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication, Dr. Udochukwu Ndukwe, has suspended for three months.
Udochukwu was temporary relieved of his duty at the Abia State University, Uturu following allegations of sexual harassment against a female student.
A letter signed by the school’s registrar, Dr Acho Elendu, dated July 30, 2024, on Thursday.
He stated that Ndukwe would be investigated and would lose half of his pay “in line with the University Conditions of Service pending the conclusion of the investigation for which a panel has been set up.”
The letter described the suspended lecturer’s actions as an “embarrassment” to the The disgraced lecturer, our correspondent learnt, had repeatedly been accused of sexually harassing, intimidating and extorting female students of the department.
A viral social media video obtained by on Thursday showed the lecturer on his knees, being interrogated by several individuals in a room.
Ndukwe, was allegedly set up by a final-year female student whom he was accused of continuously sexually harassing and intimidating.
