University Of Lagos Postgraduate Student Petitions Nigeria Anti-Corruption Body, ICPC Over Alleged Sexual Harassment, Academic Frustration By Two LecturersThe two accused lecturers with the Department of Creative Arts are Dr Felix Emoruwa and Dr Adebisi Ademakinwa .
The petition dated June 23, 2023, and addressed to ICPC Chairman, Prof Bolaji Owasanoye is titled:"Petition against Dr Felix Emoruwa and Dr Adebisi Ademakinwa for abusing their offices by corruptly demanding sexual gratification from Miss Jennifer Utulu on account of supervising her Post Graduate Degree Thesis at the Department of Creative Arts, University of Lagos contrary to Sections 12 and 14 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act No. 6 of 2003".
"Trouble began for our client when she did her Masters Degree Program at the same University during the 2012/2013 Academic Session and Dr Felix Emoruwa was assigned as her Project Supervisor. It happened that the said Emoruwa developed likeness for our client and started making moves to have an amoral relationship with her."
The petition said from that moment, it became clear that Dr Emoruwa had at all material times looked for every possible means to frustrate"our client during her Masters Degree Program”. "Our client acted with the mindset that the PhD Program would be different since students and lecturers are assumed to be more mature. It happened that Dr Emoruwa asked our client to pick Associate Professor Adebisi Ademakinwa as her second Supervisor which she did, not knowing the trauma and agony that the lecturers had planned against her. Like a nightmare that refused to go away, Dr.
“Most of the time our client would laugh off the situation and warn Dr. Felix Emoruwa to desist from harassing her but nothing changed. Screenshots of vulgar messages sent by Dr. Felix Emoruwa from his telephone numbers to our client are attached as ANNEXURE 9. “Our client was so terrified and tried to run out of the office but the door was locked. While she sat back on the sofa, Associate Professor Adebisi Ademakinwa sat close to her and began to run his hands down her thighs saying “don’t worry, I have a condom in my pocket and you will be protected”.
"Our client out of frustration made some posts on her Instagram page about what Dr. Felix Emoruwa and Associate Professor Adebisi Ademakinwa were making her pass through on account of supervising her Thesis. This caught the attention of her colleague named Dr Toyin Olokodana who organized a meeting on 20th October, 2020 in the Conference Room of Creative Arts Department to reconcile the issues.