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The Governing Council of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, has dismissed a senior lecturer, Dr Usman Aliyu, over allegations of sexual harassment involving a married postgraduate student, Mrs Kamila Aliyu, News360 Nigeria reports.

The decision was announced in the university’s official newsletter, ATBU Herald (Vol. 39 No. 5, April 22), following the 96th regular council meeting held on 11 April 2025.

According to the publication obtained by our correspondent on Thirsday, the Governing Council approved Dr Aliyu’s dismissal based on the findings of the Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee, which concluded that the lecturer was guilty of misconduct.

The dismissal letter stated: “Following the report of the Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee that found you guilty of an indecent relationship involving a student of the university, Mrs Kamila Rufai Aliyu of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Engineering Technology, the council has subsequently approved your dismissal from the services of the university with immediate effect.”

Mrs Aliyu had, last year, petitioned the university, accusing Dr Aliyu of sexual harassment and alleging that he threatened her academic progress if she did not comply with his demands.

In response to the allegations, Dr Aliyu filed a defamation lawsuit against the student, the department, and the university.

Despite the lawsuit, the university proceeded with internal investigations.
The council’s action was based on “Chapter 3, Item F, I (o) of the Senior Staff Conditions of Service of the University,” as noted in a statement released by the Senior Deputy Registrar, Senior Staff Establishment, Alhaji Abdullahi Suleiman.

The dismissal letter also instructed the lecturer to return all university property:

“You are hereby directed to hand over all the property of the university in your possession to the Head of Department and your identification card to the Chief Security Officer of the university,” the directive stated.

https://news360ng.com/atbu-governing-council-dismisses-senior-lecturer-over-sexual-harassment-case/

Good

Picture of the lecturer, please.

You see how indiscipline,lack of moral standard and lack of fear of God cost this man his job.

He has messed himself up, for life.

Good

Downfall

He didn't buy enough gift / flashed enough cash.... He went emotional...the gender got pissed off and reported him...

Even if you don't have a penis, spend madly on a woman (married or not) once you do her incumbent... She is yours for the taking

Kiss the truth

Good one. At least let him go home and have more time with his wife and children.

Married Pgd student? Oga try choose your poison wisely

if woman no give man greenlight, trust me he no go make move easily.
if that woman has children, the husband needs to do DNA on them

That 3rd leg no get sense....... 🤣😂

The dismissal of Dr. Usman Aliyu by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University sends a strong message about ability for sexual harassment in academia. This case underscores the importance of robust institutional policies and their enforcement to ensure safe learning environments. Such actions not only validate survivors’ voices but also reinforce trust in academic governance.

Pygmalionn:
He didn't buy enough gift / flashed enough cash.... He went emotional...the gender got pissed off and reported him...

Even if you don't have a penis, spend madly on a woman (married or not) once you do her incumbent... She is your for the taking

Kiss the truth

You never see the one wey you, keep generalizing until you meet your match your head will cool down.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Lexusgs430:
That 3rd leg no get sense....... 🤣😂

COMRADES are speechless, the sacked lecturer is a scapegoat. This kind of shit happens a lot in the Nigerian tertiary institutions

Why are some university lecturers so uncontrollably randy? It's bad enough to harass a single lady, talk less of a married woman! 😔

See how he destroyed his name and reputation because he lacked sexual discipline. Anyways, more are still out there and they'll learn their lessons!

Good one from ATBU! 👏🏾

News like this should be amplified as much as possible to serve as a deterrent.

When I was in uni, part of the problem was that lecturers often protected one another. Many students were afraid to report misconduct because of the stories that circulated about lecturers covering for each other and the victimization that would follow from every angle.

yad2eidi:
if woman no give man greenlight, trust me he no go make move easily.
if that woman has children, the husband needs to do DNA on them

some of ona don kolo,y,all can defend anything

Pygmalionn:
He didn't buy enough gift / flashed enough cash.... He went emotional...the gender got pissed off and reported him...

Even if you don't have a penis, spend madly on a woman (married or not) once you do her incumbent... She is your for the taking

Kiss the truth

Under your jagaban, they said more people go poor by 2027?

For him to see lecturing Job again go hard am.

He should be arrested and prosecuted.

Where's the university located?
Goodluck try ooo

This lecturer is innocent. He is already in court.

There is no evidence against him. The court will reinstate him.



I condemn his sack, the ATBU Authorities were really bias. No fair hearing at all.

Nice one.

Aliyu the wandering deekhead, sexually harassed another Aliyu.

An erected p€nis truly has no conscience

I served in bauchi.. e get one bayan geri wey close to this school..we finish work there

Hmmmm

The student accused the lecturer of sexual harassment, and the lecturer counter-accused her of defamation!

Even though a vast majority of Nigerian lecturers are fond of harassing their students, sometimes some female students equally like to unnecessarily escalate situations for the sake of unwarranted sympathy. For issues like this, sufficient evidences need to be provided so that an innocent individual is not punished unnecessarily, but based on this report, no much of such evidences was disclosed.

Lest we forget, the expelled Unizik student that was tik toking while her lecturer was ing by equally accused the lecturer of inappropriate touching if not for the video evidence that say otherwise.

Useless lecturer, the single ladies never do you, na married woman you wan do now

Na so dem dey do oh

Cherrybae:
This lecturer is innocent. He is already in court.

There is no evidence against him. The court will reinstate him.



I condemn his sack, the ATBU Authorities were really bias. No fair hearing at all.

No fair hearing at all.

SugarRay001:
some of ona don kolo,y,all can defend anything

tell me where I lie na
guys naturally don't make moves If they don't receive some form of greenlight.