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This was stated in a press release sent to journalists on Friday by Dr. Emmanuel Ojukwu, Special Advisor to the Vice Chancellor on Public Relations and Special Duties.

Ojukwu, however, insisted that it was untrue that university students had demonstrated against sexual harassment at the school.

According to media reports, protesters charged the Vice Chancellor with failing to act on a report from a panel led by Prof. Obi Oguejiofor that indicted Ezeaku.

“It is important to state that there was no protest of any sort at the university.

“However, there is an ongoing investigation concerning alleged sexual harassment by some lecturers. The Vice Chancellor immediately removed the affected lecturers from their official positions and issued those affected with strong warning letters in the affected departments,” he said.

He said the handicap for the university is that the students who alleged sexual harassment were not forthcoming to testify before the investigation panel.

Ojukwu said the Vice Chancellor additionally summoned the affected departments to a meeting where he expressed the university’s displeasure and warned lecturers and staff to desist from all actions that would bring the name of the university into disrepute.

He said the VC warned that the university management would severely punish erring staff, especially those who are molesting or sexually harassing students.

Ojukwu said: “The Vice Chancellor has therefore made a dedicated telephone number available to enable students to report all forms of harassment by staff, especially sexual harassment.

“He further assured students of the renewed determination of the university to protect them and treat all forms of allegations of sexual harassment with the seriousness they deserve and confidentially.”