UniAbuja sacks two professors, demotes two over sex, other misconducts.

The Council of University of Abuja (UniAbuja)
has approved the sack of Professor Adeniji
Adedayo Abiodun of the Department of Animal
Science, Faculty of Agriculture over his
involvement in sex scandal with a female
student.
A statement signed by the Head, Information
and University Relations, Dr. Habib Yakoob,
said the Council, at its 85th Regular Meeting
held on Wednesday, 11th and Thursday, 12th
December, 2019, considered reports and
recommendations from its Disciplinary
Committee and approved the termination of
appointment of two Professors for various
acts of misconduct.
He said Professor Abiodun was dismissed for
inappropriate relationship with a female
student which is a misconduct of “scandalous
and disgraceful nature” as provided in Section
16, subsection 3(c) of the University of Abuja
Conditions of Service for Senior Staff (1999).
The statement said Professor Agaptus Buzo –
Chibuzo Orji of the Department of Science and
Environmental Education, Faculty of Education,
was also dismissed for “falsification of
academic records”, “aiding and abetting of
examination malpractice”, and also for
“Corruption and dishonesty.”
The Council also approved the demotion of Dr.
Robert Dajal, Department of Science and
Environmental Education, Faculty of Education
by a rank, from Associate Professor to Senior
Lecturer, and Mr. Gana Emmanuel Sunday
Defian, Department of Animal Science, Faculty
of Agriculture by two ranks, from Lecturer 1 to
Assistant Lecturer, for their complicity in
various acts of misconduct inimical to the
good image of the University.
“The University of Abuja wishes to restate its
commitment to high moral standards and
determination to take appropriate disciplinary
measures against any act of misconduct
perpetrated by its staff and/or students, in the
interest of justice and educational
development,” he said.