LASU Students Oppose Recall of Dismissed Lecturer Over Misconduct Claims

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The Governing Council of Lagos State University (LASU) has been urged not to give in to political pressure to recall a lecturer previously dismissed over gross misconduct.

The appeal came from a group calling itself "Concerned LASU Students," who described themselves as direct victims of one of the episodes investigated that led to the dismissal of a professor formerly serving as Dean of the School of Agriculture at the university's Epe Campus.

In a statement signed by its leader, the group criticised what it described as an ongoing, spirited effort by certain political interests to politicise the matter with the aim of reversing the disciplinary action taken in 2025.

The group's leader recalled that LASU management had set up an inquiry into their catalogue of grievances, which included high-handedness and traumatic humiliation allegedly suffered at the hands of the professor, citing a particularly troubling incident in which students were reportedly forced to stand in heavy rainfall during a farm practical session at the Epe Campus without justifiable reason.

Following the adoption of the disciplinary committee's report, LASU management relieved the professor of his position as dean in July 2025.

According to a termination letter dated July 3, 2025, and signed by the university's Registrar and Secretary to Council, the former dean was found guilty of four offences, including subjecting 400-level students of the School of Agriculture to inhumane treatment by keeping them on the farm from 6:30am to 10pm without break, food, or water, even during torrential rainfall that lasted between 4:45pm and 6pm.

The group claimed to be aware of behind-the-scenes efforts by certain powerful individuals to overturn the Governing Council's earlier decision and facilitate the professor's return to continue in his former role.

The group's leader alleged that some lobbyists had mounted a well-funded campaign to secure his reinstatement, adding that one of the individuals currently aspiring to become vice chancellor once the tenure of the present VC ends had reportedly promised to reinstate a man found guilty of such grave unethical conduct.

The concerned students vowed to resist any such move, stating that regardless of who becomes the next vice chancellor, they would oppose any attempt to bring the former dean back, describing such a decision as a slap in their faces and an attempt to reopen old wounds.