An official newsletter of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi released on April 22, 2025 reported that a senior lecturer, Dr. Usman Aliyu has been dismissed by the Governing Council of the university over allegations of sexual harassment involving a married postgraduate student, Mrs. Kamila Aliyu.
The report from the publication stated that the Governing Council approved Dr Aliyu’s dismissal based on the findings of the Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee, which concluded that the lecturer was guilty of misconduct.
The dismissal letter reads: “Following the report of the Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee that found you guilty of an indecent relationship involving a student of the university, Mrs Kamila Rufai Aliyu of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Engineering Technology, the council has subsequently approved your dismissal from the services of the university with immediate effect.”
Last year, Mrs. Aliyu petitioned the university, accusing Dr. Aliyu of sexual harassment and alleging that he threatened her academic progress if she did not comply with his demands for intimate relationship.
In response to the allegations, Dr. Aliyu filed a defamation lawsuit against the student, the department, and the university.
However, the university went ahead with internal investigations based on “Chapter 3, Item F, I (o) of the Senior Staff Conditions of Service of the University,” as noted in a statement released by the Senior Deputy Registrar, Senior Staff Establishment, Alhaji Abdullahi Suleiman.
On conclusion of the investigation, Dr. Aliyu’s dismissal letter reads:
“You are hereby directed to hand over all the property of the university in your possession to the Head of Department and your identification card to the Chief Security Officer of the university,” the directive stated.
