UNIZIK sex scandal: Prof Odinye suspended for 3 months

The absorption of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, UNIZIK, Awka, has suspended a lecturer successful the Department of Chinese Studies, Prof. Ifeanyi Sunny Odinye, for 3 months with fractional wage implicit alleged contravention of the university’s General and Academic Regulations.

Odinye was a week agone stripped by suspected students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, for allegedly attempting to instrumentality vantage of a pistillate pupil whom helium had antecedently caught engaging successful introspection malpractice.

The professor’s suspension followed the submission of an interim study of a six-man sheet acceptable up by the assemblage to analyse allegations arising from the incident, which was captured successful a now-viral video.

The panel, chaired by the Provost of the College of Postgraduate Studies, Prof. Emmanuel Obidimma, submitted its preliminary study to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ugochukwu Bond Stanley Anyaehie, on Friday.

According to a connection issued on Monday by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Comrade Aloysius Emeka Attah, MNIPR, the panel’s preliminary study addressed 2 of the 5 issues contained successful its presumption of reference.

While helium was sanctioned for not reporting the incidental of malpractice involving the student, the panel, however, deferred information of the allegation of intersexual harassment against the don, saying further investigations were required to establ...