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General News of Friday, 24 January 2020

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Female OAU student recounts how she was molested by lecturer in his office

Motunrayo and Olabisi Olaleye Motunrayo and Olabisi Olaleye

Motunrayo Afolayan, a female student of Obafemi Awolowo University, has opened up on how a lecturer, Olabisi Olaleye, sexually harassed her after he failed her in his Diplomacy course with code IRS 305.

Recall that Motunrayo who is studying International Relations made the news after she disclosed that she was in possession of a recording of one of the times Olayeye pestered her for sex.

She also alleged that the lecturer sexual molested her when she went to his office to seek changes to the time set for an exam which clashed with a 400 level exam she had to sit for.

According to her, she knew she would fail the course after she refused to visit Olaleye at home.

She narrated her ordeal to Vanguard:

“Our class representative told us that the lecturer said we should come and check our results in his office, which actually is not normal because we have a portal where we check results. Like everyone, I went there to check and he told me I scored 38 out of 100 and that I should leave his office. I left but the class representative said the lecturer wanted to rectify any hitches for those who had problems before it is posted on the portal. So I went back to him yet, he insisted I leave his office.

I had to register the course again but could not attend the class because it clashed with another course. I then went to him to seek his permission to excuse me from the class. But when I heard through other students that he was threatening those who were not attending the class that they would fail the course, I went back to his office again. And that was when he started saying I should come to his house to cook for him, spend the weekend with him. He said if I can agree to have sex with him, I may not even write the sex with him that I will pass. I refused the offer.

After a while, the examination time table was released, I discovered that the paper clashed with another 400-level course, and when I got to the department to lodge complain I discovered he was the exam coordinator and I had no choice than to meet him again. When I met him, he just laughed and said he knew I would come back. I found out that he wouldn’t force you because he knows you don’t have a choice.

So, he started saying since I refused to heed his advances, I would have to fail the course again. I pleaded with him to adjust the time table, he said he wants us all to fail again. All of a sudden, he moved close to me and started pulling my clothes, harassing me and forcing me to hug him. There was a guy in his office at that time and something just struck me to record him.

I told him to let me go since he said he would not adjust the time table. He tried to kiss me, I pulled away and immediately left his office. I later went to the HOD and the time was adjusted. I wrote the exam and rushed to the other paper where we were given extra time.” she said.

Motunrayo, who disclosed that other female students have been emboldened to speak up on their experience with him, also revealed that nothing has been done about the issue despite reporting to the management.

“I didn’t know he was doing that to other girls until I told someone who linked me up with the management before other girls started complaining. ”Some other girls were not bold enough to come out so we created an anonymous WhatsApp group where every girl dropped complaints.”

She also alleged that the lecturer was divorced from his wife due to his randy activities.

“He has a wife but I heard she divorced him because of his randy nature, but then in class he used to tell us his wife is abroad. He even told me that if I come for a visit, I won’t meet anyone because his wife is abroad. As at now I have not seen my result online but I heard it was given to another lecturer. I felt bad to have failed the course because I have never failed a course before. I am not the best student but I am also not very bad. That is the only course I have ever failed,” Motunrayo said.