Kaduna University Sacks Lecturer For Sexual Harassment

...Promotes 12 Others, See Full List

The Kaduna State University (KASU) has terminated the appointment of one Dr. Idowu Abbas of the Geography Department, over allegations of sexual harassment.

KASU also promoted twelve lecturers to the rank of Professor and eight others to the rank of Associate Professor.

According to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Prof. Abdullahi Ashafa on Friday, the lecturers promoted to the rank of Professors are: Dr. Helen Andow, Professor of Entrepreneurship Management; Dr. Upah Butari, Professor of English Language; and Dr. Suleiman Suleiman, Professor of Arabic Grammar.

Also promoted are Dr. Muhammad Bello, Professor of Accounting and Finance; Dr. Sadiq Abdu, Professor of Solid State and Computational Physics; and Dr. Dickson Dyaji, Professor of Religious Studies.

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Others are Dr. Audee Giwa, Professor of Comparative Literature; Dr. Usman Yusuf, Professor of Economics; Dr. Zainab Dabo, Professor of Finance and Management; and Dr. Benjamin Gugon, Professor of Accounting.

Equally elevated to the rank of professor are Dr. Zakari Ladan, Professor of Organic Chemistry; and Dr. Muhammad Sani Abubakar, Professor of Molecular Physics and Renewable Energy.

“Those promoted to the rank of Associate Professor are Dr. Monday Audu, Dr. Saidu Abdulkadir, Dr. Daniel Hyuk, Dr. Solomon Aboh, Dr. Maryam Abdu, Dr. Lubabatu Kwanbo, Dr. Peter Anthony, and Dr. Salisu Salisu,”.

Ashafa said Dr. Abbas’s appointment was terminated after the university’s Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee, chaired by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), investigated the alleged sexual harassment against the lecturer.

He said the report of the investigating committee was presented at the 217th Management Meeting of the institution on Jan. 12.

The management also instructed that all students under his supervision be reassigned to a decent lecturer in the department.

Part of the statement read: “According to the report, Abbas confessed in his testimony to have touched and hugged a female student he was supervising her project from behind against her will when she went to his office to discuss her project.

“His testimonies also revealed other nasty and randy misbehavior he exhibited to the student.”

According to Ashafa, such gross misconduct violated Section 8.7 Paragraph (f) of the Administrative and Academic Regulations in Kaduna State University and punishable by dismissal and/or termination of appointment.

The deputy Vice-Chancellor also described Abbas’ earlier resignation as “null and void.”