A female undergraduate student, whose identity remains confidential, has leveled an accusation of sexual assault against a lecturer known as Dr. Kadiri at the University of Lagos, Akoka.
The student alleged that the incident transpired during her visit to the lecturer’s office to address concerns regarding her academic results.
Rather than addressing the student’s academic issues, the Inclusive Social Welfare and Empowerment Foundation, a non-governmental organization to which the victim reported the incident, claims that the lecturer allegedly raped her on August 16, 2023.
In response, InclusiveSWEF reported the case to the Gender Unit of the state police command.
The state’s Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, subsequently issued a warrant for the lecturer’s arrest through the state High Court, involving the Vice Chancellor of the university in the process.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated, “He is scheduled to appear in court in the upcoming days.”
In a reaction statement, the spokesperson for UNILAG, Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, acknowledged that the university was aware of an ongoing investigation concerning one of its employees.
She stated, “UNILAG Management received a letter from the Nigeria Police Force on August 28, inviting an employee of the university for questioning. The employee promptly complied on August 29.
While we are not yet privy to the full details of the incident leading to the employee’s arrest, we are fully aware that the investigation is ongoing, and we are collaborating with security agencies to ensure a just resolution of the matter.”
