Salaudeen Waliu Aanuoluwa, a final year student at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), has been expelled after being found guilty of as*aulting a female lecturer, Mrs. Rahmat Zakariyau.
The University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun, in a statement on Tuesday, November 16, said the verdict was delivered by the Student Disciplinary Committee after Salaudeen was given a chance to defend himself on Monday.
A letter written to Salaudeen by the University Registrar reads, “You will recall that you appeared before the Student Disciplinary Committee (SDC) to defend yourself in respect of an allegation of misconduct leveled against you.
After due consideration of all evidences before it, the Committee was convinced beyond any reasonable doubt that the allegation of misconduct has been established against you. It has accordingly recommended to the Vice-Chancellor, who in exercise of the power conferred on him, has directed that you Salaudeen, Waliu Aanuoluwa be expelled from the University.
Accordingly, you are hereby expelled from the University with immediate effect. You are required to submit forthwith, all University property in your custody including your Student Identity Card to the Dean of Student Affairs or his representative and keep off the campus.
In case you are dissatisfied with this decision, you are free to appeal to the University Council through the Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences to the Vice-Chancellor within forty-eight (48) days of the date of this letter.”