FG sacks 13 Lecturers, demotes 16 over sex-for-mark offences

The Federal Government has sacked 13 lecturers and demoted 16 others in connection to sexual related offences. The Executive secretary for National Board for Technical Education [NBTE], Dr. Masa'udu Kazaure, who revealed this to newsmen in Kaduna, said those affected are from Auchi polytechnic, Auchi Edo state Nigeria.

Kazaure also said two others were cautioned, while one lecturer would be mentored.

His words: "The minister approves the dismissal from service of the polytechnic two chief lecturers, two principal lecturer, and one lecturer I. Also, four Chief Lecturers, one principal lecturer, one lecturer I, one lecturer II and one Higher Technician and their appointments terminated.

The minister also approved the demotion of one Chief Lecturer, four Principal Lecturers, three senior lecturers, three lecturer I, four lecturer II and one senior instructor.

One Chief lecturer, one principal lecturer, one lecturer I, and one lecturer II were warned , while a chief lecturer and one senior technologist were advised to be of good conduct.

In addition, two senior lecturers were cautioned, an assistant lecturer is to be mentored and one ND student is to be advised, while another student denied admission into the polytechnic, Kazaure said.

He said the development was the outcome of an investigation following a publication by Punch Newspaper with the title: "School where prostitutes assist male students to get marks"  

According to him, the summary of the publication indicated that students hire prostitutes or beg their girlfriends to sleep with lecturers on their behalf in order to earn higher grades in their courses.

The lecturer chooses a hotel of his choice, and the affected student pay the hotel bills, which includes the meals eaten before the sexual acts were carried out.

Some of the lecturers give the option of paying by cash, which cost between N10,000 and N20,000, which could give the student not more than a C grade.