FG warns against sexual harassment in universities 

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The Nigerian Government, through the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has warned members of the academia and the university community over sexual harassment on campuses.

The Federal Government stated that the Federal Ministry of Education will deal decisively with perpetrators of such acts.

The Minister gave the warning when he received the report of the committee on alleged sexual harassment by the Dean, Faculty of  Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon.

This was contained in a statement by the spokesperson, of Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong.

He said, “Sexual harassment is a serious criminal offence and must be dealt with decisively, when and whenever it occurs, adding that the Federal Ministry of Education will do everything humanly possible to turn the ugly tide in our institutions of higher learning.”

The minister noted that the offence of sexual harassment is “cancerous and must be eliminated at all cost,” adding that all hands must be on deck to tackle the menace in our educational system.

Earlier in the presentation of her report, the Vice-Chancellor, UNICAL, Prof. Florence Obi, ensure a very high degree of transparency, she said, “The Public Complaint Commission, Nigeria Bar Association, Federation of Female Lawyers, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, the Chief Judge of the Student’s Union High Court as well as seven civil society organisations were brought onboard the committee as observers.”

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