Professor Awonusi Segun of the
University of Lagos (UNILAG) who was recently accused of sexual assault has
finally spoken on the incident.
Olusegun, who was a former
vice-chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in an interview
with New Telegraph, disclosed that he was blackmailed as he did not partake in
any shameful act.
According to him, his mobile
phone was stolen.
He said: “It is blackmail. The
said pictures were taken about four years ago but sometimes ago, I received a
message from a particular lady, saying she was in possession of my unclad
photos and that I should pay her N400,000.
“The lady said if I did not pay
the money, she would go public with the photos. I think this is what she had
promised.”
However, the university in a
statement issued by the communication unit of the corporate affairs directorate
confirmed the incident but has promised to get to the roots of the matter.
The statement reads: “The
management has a zero tolerance for allegations pertaining to sexual
impropriety, and has a well-established policy against such practices.
“We wish to reassure all our
stakeholders, students, parents, members of staff and the general public that
management will not treat this matter with levity.
“Management will tackle the allegation with
every sense of responsibility and seriousness that the matter deserves. The
issue would be thoroughly investigated with transparency.”
Recall that a student of the institution in the
English Department had sent the nude pictures of the lecturer to Linda Ikeji
Blog, LIB, claiming he was pestering her for sex in return for mark.
In her complaint to the blog,
which was published, the lecturer’s name, and that of his accuser were kept
under wraps.
“I have been suffering this for
months now. Whenever students go to his office for anything he is always trying
to touch you. I took pictures of him on one of the days I entered his office.
He has made molestation a part of him. I’m even scared for my life in UNILAG.
That’s why I’m reaching out to you so he can be stopped.
“He is a professor(sic) in the
English department, Faculty of Arts. I am not his first victim. He does this
all the time to students. I have completely given up when it comes to academics
he has failed me on tests before. When I talked to him concerning it he told me
I should know what to do I am an adult. I feel so dirty for even allowing such
an old man touch me. But he doesn’t even care.
“As long as you satisfy his
wants, I’m tired of everything. He should be stopped before he ruins the lives
of other innocent girls in that English Department. When he touches me I am
always in tears but it doesn’t stop him. Please this is why i am reaching out
all I want is for him to be stopped. He is destroying the mental state of girls
in UNILAG.
“I just want him stopped. I
reached out because I don’t want him to continue molesting girls. The English
department is like a cult. The lecturers have information amongst themselves.
They talk about the girls they have slept with and the ones they plan to sleep
with. It has been going on for years,” the blog quoted the alleged victim as
saying.
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