Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, suspends Professor Ifeanyi Sunny Odinye of the Department of Chinese Studies for three months with half salary over alleged sexual misconduct. The suspension follows reports that he was publicly stripped by suspected students of the university a week earlier, in connection with allegations of sexual assault or molestation.
UNIZIK says the action is taken for alleged contravention of the university’s General and Academic Regulations. Vanguard reports the suspension is based on the university’s finding of alleged sexual molestation of a student, which it links to violations of the regulations. The Daily Post Nigeria similarly describes the suspension and the regulatory grounds, presenting the stripping incident as part of the background to the disciplinary process.
Both outlets frame the suspension as a disciplinary measure pending or within the university’s internal procedures, but they do not provide details on any formal charges, investigation outcomes, or statements from the professor in the excerpts provided.
