UNIBEN Senior Lecturer Allegedly Rapes Final Year Student In Office
A senior lecturer at the Department of English and Literature, Faculty of Arts, University of Benin (UNIBEN) has been accused of raping a female student in his office.
A 400-level student was said to have gone to the lecturer’s office to submit her final year project when she was allegedly raped and locked in the office for several hours.
It was reported that the incident occurred on October 5 but became public knowledge when a video purportedly recorded when the lecturer was begging for forgiveness went viral.
A coursemate of the female student told correspondents that the video and the news of the alleged rape was first circulated on the class WhatsApp platform.
Another source also stated that the student union led by Osaze Forster had assured them that the matter would not be swept under the carpet.
When the lecturer was contacted on Wednesday, his phone was busy throughout and he did not respond to a text message sent to his line.
UNIBEN spokesperson, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, was contacted for the university’s official reaction but she had not responded of press time.
Source: Punch
