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Sexual harassment: Bauchi poly sacks accused lecturers
 
By: Abara Blessing Oluchi
Mon, 25 Oct 2021   ||   Nigeria,
 

MONDAY- 25th October, 2021: Two Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi State has dismissed lecturers accused of sexually harassing two female students of the institution.

The school's management also approved the expulsion of 30 students for various offences, including examination malpractices and falsification of results to gain admission into the polytechnic.

This was disclode by the school’s Rector, Sunusi Waziri who spoke during the regular meeting of the Council.

He revealed that the sacked lecturers are Adebusoye Micheal Sunday of Nutrition Dietetic Development and Musa Baba Abubakar of General Studies Department.

According to him, they were found culpable by various investigative committees setup by the institution after the cases were reported.

He said;

“They will be served with their letters of dismissal tomorrow (Monday). The institution will also copy the relevant security agencies and other concerned authorities. They are no longer staff of the institution."

Waziri also revealed that 16 students were expelled from the school for falsification of results for admission into the institution, while 14 others were expelled for examination malpractices.

The expelled students were found guilty by the Academic Board of Polytechnic, which was then presented to the governing council which approved their expulsion.

 

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