A video of the university don wearing only a pair of boxers has gone viral on social media. However, SaharaReporters could not independently ascertain the day the incident occurred.
Prof. Mfonobong Udoudom, a senior lecturer at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has been caught with his pants down his office with a married student.
SaharaReporters learnt that Udoudom, a lecturer in the School of General Studies at UNN, was arrested by the police on Monday and has been in detention since then.
A video of the university don wearing only a pair of boxers has gone viral on social media. However, SaharaReporters could not independently ascertain the day the incident occurred.
A voice in the viral video said: “We have been following this case from day one. As you can see, we have all the chats, voice notes, videos and everything.”
Commenting on the video, someone said the lecturer taught him Peace and Conflict, a course under General Studies, during his time at UNN.
He said: “That is my lecturer in UNN, he taught us Peace and Conflict under GS in my time. We called him or rather, he called himself ‘The Short Man.’ He was very strict with us in class. It’s unfortunate that he was involved in this.”
Another person said: “Well, it was planned by her husband, UNN security with some students. Even when the lady offered him money, he refused. Well, with this, if he still remains, he will never try that again.”
Meanwhile, efforts to speak with the University's Public Relations Officer, Okwun Omeaku, were unsuccessful as he did not answer his calls or reply to a text message sent to his mobile line at the time of filing this report.
However, a source at the office of the Vice Chancellor told SaharaReporters that the school might release an official statement on the incident before the close of work today (Tuesday).
The source said: "We have seen it but the university will respond, you know the university has a procedure of doing things. But you know the university has a sexual harassment policy but I am talking to you as a person not to be quoted because I am not authorised to speak on that.
"But just know that the university has a sexual harassment policy. The university doesn't condone such acts. So, definitely, the university will take disciplinary measures because UNN happens to be one of the universities with a sexual harassment policy in this country. So, very soon the university will release an official statement on the matter."
Also, a lecturer of the school who spoke on condition of anonymity identified the location of where the incident happened as ‘GS Building’.
The source said the vice-chancellor of the school and governing board will issue a statement by the end of the day (Tuesday) on the matter because of the status of the person involved.
“That is why the spokesperson for the school cannot talk; the reaction will come from the top hierarchy of the school because of the person involved,” the source said.