Sacked Ojukwu varsity lecturers deny allegations of insubordination, sexual harassment

Two lecturers of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Prof. Chike Osegbue and Comrade Emeka Nwabunnia, who were among 5 world unit sacked by the university’s governing council, person rejected the allegations leveled against them.

While Osegbue, of the Political Science Department, was accused of insubordination for allegedly refusing to thatch a people to Msc students allocated to him, Nwabunnia was accused of sexually exploiting students successful the Microbiology department.

Osegbue was suspended for six months earlier the announcement of his eventual sack on Friday, portion Nwabunnia was suspended for 30 months earlier his sack was announced.

But astatine a property league on Sunday, the 2 lecturers refuted the allegations, portion further speaking of what they refered to arsenic the rot successful the university.

Osegbue said, “I’m not alert of my sack. When I was suspended, adjacent though it was a poorly contrived allegation, astatine slightest I got a missive of suspension, but arsenic for sack, I’m proceeding it from the media conscionable similar you. I person conscionable concluded my six months suspension and I’m waiting for a recall.”

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