A lecturer with the Division of Chemical Engineering on the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa College (ATBU), Bauchi has been accused of sexual harassment by one in every of his feminine college students who’s present process her postgraduate examine.
The scholar, a married woman, accused her lecturer, Dr. Usman Mohammed Aliyu of sexual development, harassment, and threats to her educational pursuit.
The Girl’s partner, Ja’afaru Buba, had, by his authorized counsel, submitted copies of the petition towards the lecturer to the ATBU administration, the top of the division, and the Unbiased Corrupt Practices and Different Associated Offences Fee (ICPC).
In a collection of messages on WhatsApp shared with our reporter by the husband, the accused lecturer was seen inviting his scholar to his workplace, saying “see me within the workplace, are you able to come and hug me” whereas the woman replied with a declining “no” to “hugging”.
Within the dialog seen by The Guardian, the trainer was seen expressing love whereas asking the scholars to satisfy him at a non-public place after working hours.
It was noticed that the affectionate conversations as seen within the screenshot began early this 12 months.
In keeping with the husband, the College had pledged to analyze the matter however the accused lecturer swiftly filed a swimsuit earlier than the Bauchi State Excessive Court docket looking for redress for alleged defamation of his particular person.
In the meantime, copies of the petition submitted towards the lecturer, and written by Barrister Mohammed Sani Esq. mentioned: “That our shopper is a Masters Pupil of Chemical Engineering of the College, whereby Dr. Usman Mohammed Aliyu taught her CHE 635 (polymer processing and its software) and now teaches her, CHE 656 (Fluidization).
“Nevertheless, in view of the scholar, lecturer relationship, the mentioned Dr. Usman Mohammed Aliyu took benefit of harassing our shopper sexually, a number of occasions and with out lawful justification invited her to his workplace and in addition despatched her unbecoming love messages by WhatsApp regardless of realizing that our shopper is a married lady.
“It’s pertinent so that you can know that our shopper didn’t honour any of his invites.
“That, as a result of resistance of our shopper, Dr. Usman Mohammed Aliyu knowledgeable our shopper’s buddies that he would fail her on this examination as she is not going to graduate as an M.Eng. Pupil from the College. He additionally on a private foundation knowledgeable our shopper of the identical menace due to her resistance to have intercourse with him.”
He urged the varsity administration of ATBU to conduct a discreet investigation into the matter and sanction Dr. Usman Mohammed Aliyu by the college legislation and situation of service to function deterrence to different lecturers.
The Public Relations Officer of the College, Zailani Bappah, mentioned he was not conscious however he would verify from the administration and reply to our reporter.
He has not replied to our reporter 24 hours after.
Dr. Usman Mohammed Aliyu, the lecturer mentioned he would keep motion because the matter is earlier than the court docket.
