Recent bill to criminalise lecturer-students sexual
relations may
well be having its
first casualty, even before it is passed into law, as a
lecturer at the
Federal
Polytechnic, Bida, is currently in police net for allegedly
raping a
17-year-old ND1
student of the institution.
The lecturer, Mr. Tony Ozineri of the Mechanical
Engineering
Department and the
Servicom Unit of the institution was said to have
offered to give the
student a
ride on Saturday, April 30, while she was buying fruits
outside the
school
premises.
Introducing himself and offering to give her a ride to her
house,
one of the off-
campus private hostels just outside the main gate of
the institution,
the
unsuspecting student had hopped in, not realising that
would be
her greatest
undoing.
According to sources who spoke to Nigerian Pilot,
instead of taking
her to her
house, the lecturer passed and headed towards Kuchi
Woro, a
village just after
the institution on the way to Doko.
“He drove her to one primary school building in the
village just next
to the
school. She became worried, asking him where he was
taking her
to but she
couldn’t jump out of the vehicle since he was on speed.
It was
when he got to
the primary school which was deserted and parked that
she began
to struggle to
get out. He however locked the doors and while still
holding her
with one hand,
brought out a condom.
“According to the student, it was at this point, while he
was trying
to put on
the condom, that she managed to open the door, got
out of the car
and ran,
but he caught up with her, beat her to a pulp and raped
her
severally without
using the condom any longer,” our source said.
He eventually left her on the floor and drove off.
She, however, was able to drag herself to the road and
sought for
help.
The victim, an ND1 Public Administration student, was
then rushed
to the school
clinic where she spent four days before she was
discharged.
Angered by the incident, students went in search of the
lecturer,
beat him up
before handing him over to the school security which
eventually
handed him over
to the police.
The police, it was reported, took him to the school in
hand-cuffs on
Monday,
May 2, and had met with the rector of the institution,
Dr. Abubakar
Dzukogi,
to confirm the status of the “accused” lecturer.
He was then moved to the State CID headquarters of
the Nigeria
Police in
Dutsen Kura, Minna, Niger State, where sources say he
will soon
be charged to
court immediately after the conclusion of investigations.
The rector, Dr. Dzukogi confirmed exclusively to
Nigerian Pilot that
the
unfortunate incident happened.
“It is true, it happened actually. The case is already with
the police.
The
management has directed him to face staff disciplinary
committee.
“Meanwhile, by the powers conferred on me, we have
suspended
him pending the
time he will face the committee.”
Confirming the incident also, the public relations officer
of the
institution, Husseini
Mohhamed Enagi told Nigerian Pilot that the institution
was aware
of the
“allegation” against the lecturer and had taken action
already.
“The matter has already been forwarded to the Senior
Staff
Disciplinary
Committee which has already begun action. As I am
talking to you
now, I can
confirm to you that before the end of today (Thursday,
May 5), he
will be
served his suspension letter and will be placed on half
salary until
the
determination of the matter, which is currently being
investigated
by the police.
This is in accordance with the rules of the polytechnic,”
Enagi said.

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