Abia Varsity Suspends Lecturer Over S3xual Harassment

The Abia State University, Uturu, has handed a 3 months suspension to Dr. Udochukwu Ndukwe, a lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication, over allegations of s3xual harassment by a female student.

A letter signed by the school’s registrar, Dr Acho Elendu, dated July 30, 2024, and obtained by Punch Metro on Thursday, stated that Ndukwe would be investigated and would lose half of his pay “in line with the University Conditions of Service pending the conclusion of the investigation for which a panel has been set up.”

The letter described the suspended lecturer’s actions as an “embarrassment” to the institution.

The disgraced lecturer, Punch correspondent learnt, had repeatedly been accused of s3xually harassing, intimidating and extorting female students of the department.

A viral social media video showed the lecturer on his knees, being interrogated by several individuals in a room.

Ndukwe was allegedly set up by a final-year female student whom he was accused of continuously s3xually harassing and intimidating.

Punch Metro investigations revealed that to expose the predatory lecturer, a female student he had allegedly been harassing for over two years collaborated with others to set him up at a popular hotel in Umuahia, where he was caught pants down, pleading not to be exposed.

In the viral short video that the lecturer’s lips were bloodied and he had visible bruises.

According to the letter, a panel has been established to further investigate the suspended lecturer “pending the conclusion of the investigation.”