According to AIT Online, The university said it terminated the appointments of professors Adeniji Adedayo and Chibuzo Orji over sexual assault and examination malpractice, respectively.
The university, in a statement,issued by the Head, Information and University Relations, Habib Yakoob, claimed that Adedayo, who is a former Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, had an “inappropriate” relationship with a female student of the university, while Orji, a lecturer at the Department of Science and Environmental Education, was allegedly involved in the falsification of academic records and examination malpractice.
The statement added that the university also said the sacking of both professors was directed by its Governing Council after a meeting held last Wednesday and Thursday.
The statement read in part that “The Governing Council at its Regular Meeting considered reports and recommendations from its Disciplinary Committee and after due diligence, approved the termination of the appointments of two professors for various acts of misconduct according to Section 16, subsection 3(c) of the University of Abuja Conditions of Service for Senior Staff (1999)
“The council also approved the demotion of Dr Robert Dajal of the Department of Science and Environmental Education, Faculty of Education by a rank, from Associate Professor to Senior Lecturer, and Mr Gana Defian, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture by two ranks, from Lecturer 1 to Assistant Lecturer, for their complicity in various acts of misconduct inimical to the good image of the University
Before Now, the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile ife had sacked a professor in 2017 over sex for Marks and early this year the university of Lagos terminated the appointment of a lecturer after his involvement with female students as captured in a BBC investigation went viral on social media